限定摹状词是语义学中一个重要的论题。Russel,Strawson,Donnellan等人都对此提作出过影响广泛的解释。本文在对他们有关理论简要介绍和评述的基础上,对限定摹状词的“语用说”、“省略说”、“语境选择说”等新的限定摹状词理论的优点和缺点作了简要的评述。 Restricted descriptions are an important topic in semantics. Russel, Strawson, Donnellan and others have made a wide range of explanations. On the basis of a brief introduction and review of their theories, this paper analyzes the new limited descriptions such as “pragmatic”, “omission” and “contextual choice” The advantages and disadvantages of the theory made a brief comment.