英语的颜色词.ppt

Implication of color terms 3/4/2017 We live in a colorful world, and words denoting colors for part of the nuclear vocabulary of almost every language. 3/4/2017 Color terms are very important in both English and Chinese literature. Many book titles contain color terms. ?? However, in English it is usually However, in English it is usually considered there are eleven basic colors, considered there are eleven basic colors, namely namely white, black, grey, brown, red, white, black, grey, brown, red, green, yellow, blue, purple, orange, pink. green, yellow, blue, purple, orange, pink. Basic Colors Basic Colors ?? In Chinese In Chinese 赤、橙、黄、绿、青、赤、橙、黄、绿、青、蓝、紫, 蓝、紫, the seven colors in the the seven colors in the rainbow, are thought to be the basic rainbow, are thought to be the basic colors. colors. ?? The Chinese The Chinese 绿、青、蓝绿、青、蓝 are three are three colors, but their corresponding colors, but their corresponding words in English are only two: words in English are only two: ““ green green ”” and and ““ blue blue ””. So . So 青青 can only can only be translated as be translated as green or blue green or blue . . ??青菜: 青菜: green vegetables green vegetables ??青椒: 青椒: green pepper green pepper ??青山: 青山: green mountain green mountain ??青天(蓝天青天(蓝天/ /苍天): 苍天): blue sky blue sky ??青砖: 青砖: blue brick blue brick 青青 can also refer to black. can also refer to black. ??青布: 青布: black cloth black cloth ??青衫: 青衫: black gown black gown ??青丝: 青丝: black hair black hair 颜色词属于文化限定词,具有强烈的民族文化特征, 每个民族都有自己的颜色观。在不同的民族文化中,同一种颜色表达不同的文化心理,引起不同的联想,具有不同的文化内涵。 Red ?红 and “ red ” have quite different connotations in Chinese and English as is determined by the two different cultures behind the two languages.