当前,我国的对比语言学在教育事业不断发展的大趋势下越来越被关注。但由于我国对比语言学的研究起步较晚,因此在研究中还存在较多的问题。在英语教学的促进作用方面,对比语言学具有重要的理论和实际意义。文章介绍了何谓对比语言学,对比语言学的现状和前景展望。最后阐述了对比语言学在英语教学上的应用和作用。 At present, China’s comparative linguistics has drawn more and more attention under the general trend of continuous development of education. However, due to the late start of the comparative linguistics research in our country, there are still many problems in the research. Contrastive linguistics has important theoretical and practical significance in the promotion of English teaching. The article introduces what is comparative linguistics, the current situation and prospects of comparative linguistics. Finally, it expounds the application and function of contrast linguistics in English teaching.