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1、AcontrastivestudyofcolorwordsinChineseandwesterncountryAcontrastivestudyofcolorwordsinChineseandEnglishAbstract:Therearedifferentkindsofcolors.Coloriscloselyrelatedtopeople’slife.Inhumanlanguage,thecolorwordsarefrequentlyused,andendowedwithplentifulemotionandc
2、ulturalconnotation.InbothChineseandEnglish,thewordsofdifferentcolorsareabundant.Weshouldpayattentiontonotonlytheirownbasicmeaningbutalsotheirdeepersymbolicmeaning.Duetotherespectiveculturalbackgroundandtradition,people'sfeelingandexpressiontothecolorarenotthes
3、ame,sothesymbolicmeaningofcolorcanproducegreatdifferencebetweenChineseandWesternculture.Thispaperistomakeacontrastivestudyofsomemajordifferenceincolorwords.Keywords:colorwords,culture,western,Chinese摘要:在我们生活中有许多种颜色。颜色与人们的生活紧紧联系在一起。在人类语言里颜色词经常用到,并且被赋予不同的情感和文化象征
4、。在中文和英文中不同的颜色词很丰富。我们不仅要注意他们的基本含义还要注意他们深层含义。由于各自的文化背景和传统,人们对颜色的感觉是不相同的,所以颜色词的象征意义可以产生中国与西方文化的巨大差异。这篇论文对比研究颜色词的主要差异。关键词:颜色词,文化,西方,中国1ThedefinitionofcolorFromthescientificdefinition,colorisavisualphenomenonlaunched,reflectedorcausedthroughcertainlightwavebytheobj
5、ect;itisonekindofvisualessentialfeaturesofhumaneye.2BasiccolorwordsintheChineseandEnglishcultureColorwordsineachnation’slanguagedifferfromoneantherintheworld.Onthebasiccolorwords,thereisnotsomuchdifferenceinEnglishandinChinese.InChinese,thereare赤、橙、黄、绿、青、蓝、紫,w
6、hileinEnglishtherearered,white,black,green,yellow,blueandpurple.Owingtothedifferenthistoricculturalbackgroundofthetwocultures,thesamecolorwordshavedifferentsymbolicmeanings.2.1RedRedintheChinesecultureisabasicesteemcolor.IntheChinese'smind,itsignifiesexcitemen
7、tandsucceeding,lucky,loyalandflourishing.InChinesetraditionalwedding,peopleputupthecharacter喜,thebrideisdressedinred,thebridegroomwearsaredfloweronhisbreast.Onhappydays,peopledecoratetheirhouseswithredlanternsanddoublets.红火meansprosperous,红尘meanstheworldofmort
8、al,红包isaredenvelopcontainingmoneyasagift,tiporbonus.Wesaysomeone走红whenhehashisgoodlot,and红人meanstheonewhoistrustedundulybyhissuperiors.InChinese,redhasthemostpronouncedpoliticalcol