浅谈英汉颜色词的比较与翻译

浅谈英汉颜色词的比较与翻译中文摘要在人类语言中，颜色词语表现出的独特魅力，令人刮目相看。在英语和汉语两种语言中有关颜色的表达词语有很多，然而同一颜色在不同语言中的含义有相同，也有不同，其相异之处主要是由文化因素决定的。因此，在英汉互译时，我们要尽量避免直接根据字面意思去翻译，而要从与其相关的背景知识去理解更深一层的含义。我们要善于比较英汉常用的颜色词的词义与其内涵，力求在翻译过程中少犯错误，尽可能地减少误译。本文旨在对英汉常用颜色词的意义进行比较，进一步找出其相同点与不同点；而在进行颜色词的翻译时必须考虑文化因素，以达到交际目的。关键词:英语；汉语；颜色词；翻译；文化因素 AbstractIn the human language, the unique charm which the color words expressions and displays, makes the one hold in high esteem. The same color has different meanings in different contexts, which is decided by the cultural element. Therefore, in the process of translating Chinese into English or English into Chinese, we should take the context into consideration rather than translate it literally so that we could make less mistakes. We should compare the word meaning and connotation of color words in both English and Chinese languages, make every effort to avoid the mistake in the translation process and reduce mistranslating. The paper tries to compare some color words in their usage, and further to explore the difference and similarity between English and Chinese. While translating color words, we must consider the cultural element so that we could achieve the goal of communication.Key words: English；Chinese；color terms； translation； culture factor引言色彩与人类的生活息息相关，是人类认识世界的一个重要领域。色彩不仅具有物理属性，还有着丰富的文化内涵和延伸意义，因此是语言，文化及翻译研究中的一个重要课题。在英汉两种语言中，均存在大量与颜色有关的表达方式，表达一种特定的文化内涵。但由于英语和汉语分属于两个截然不同的文化语系，两个民族对同一颜色所产...