英汉语中颜色词“红、白、黑”的文化内涵解读

摘要

Color words are important parts of language . The basic color words “red , white and black” have the same original meanings in English and Chinese , but they have the same or different symbolic significations in different languages and contain distinct cultural connotations . An analysis of symbolic significations of the three color words can help us have a better understanding of the similarities and differences in the Chinese and English cultures .%颜色词是语言的重要组成部分，英汉语中基本颜色词“红、白、黑”的概念意义大体相同，但它们的象征意义有同有异，体现了不同的文化内涵。分析和探讨英汉语中这三种颜色词的象征意义，能帮助我们更好地理解它们在英汉文化中语义的异同。