“脸”在汉语中属一词多义。对有关“脸”的隐喻和借喻进行分析,可以归纳出“脸”的5种引申义:脸代表人,脸代表人品,脸代表面子,脸代表情感以及脸代表健康状态。其中,“脸代表面子”这一用法最丰富,反映出中国人民重情义、爱面子的传统文化,也体现了语言与文化的密切关系。 “Face ” is a Chinese word polysemy. By analyzing metaphors and metaphors related to “Face ”, we can sum up five kinds of extended meanings of “Face ”: face representative, face representational character, face represent face, face represent emotion and face represent health status. Among them, the use of “face to face” is the most abundant, which reflects the Chinese people’s traditional culture of loving their own sentiments and face, as well as the close relationship between language and culture.