英语中,后缀-er,-or可以加在动词等词语之后,表示与该词语相关事件的施事者;汉语中也有相关后缀,比如“家”、“员”、“者”等。尽管两者形式相似,其文化内涵及文化背景却相差甚远,因而这方面的对比研究具有意义。通过对比分析,可以更清楚地理解英汉语中表示“施事者”的后缀的文化内涵差异及其成因。 English, the suffix-er, -or can be added after the verb and other words, that event associated with the event of the parties; also have the relevant suffix in Chinese, such as “home”, “member”, “ ”Wait. Although the two are similar in form, their cultural connotation and cultural background are far apart, so the comparative study in this respect makes sense. Through comparative analysis, we can understand more clearly the cultural connotations and causes of suffix in English and Chinese.