象似性主要讨论语言形式与意义之间的理据关系。通过象似理论,将语言形式与所表意义之间的内在联系描述清楚,可大大加深学习者对语言的理解,对从根本上提高语言能力和运用水平有着重要的意义。本文从词汇象似性着手,重点探讨英语词汇的形式和意义的理据关系,以期对英语词汇教学有所裨益。 Iconicity mainly discusses the rationale relation between language form and meaning. Through the iconicity theory, the clear connection between the form of language and the meaning of the meaning can greatly deepen learners’ understanding of language, which is of great significance to fundamentally improve the language ability and level of utilization. This article starts from the iconicity of words and focuses on the rationale of the forms and meanings of English words in the hope of benefiting English vocabulary teaching.