颜色是一种视觉效果,从理论上讲,人们对它的感知应该是一致的,但是,由于语言习惯、历史背景、传统风俗等方面的差异,中英颜色词在情绪表达,相似词语翻译等方面存在着很大差异,本文就这一方面利用中英事例对比进行了探讨,旨在帮助学习者掌握颜色词的基本知识,扩大文化视野提高英语学习兴趣。 Color is a kind of visual effect. In theory, people’s perception of it should be consistent. However, due to the differences in language habit, historical background and traditional customs, color expression in Chinese and English is closely related to emotion expression, translation of similar words, etc. In this respect, the article uses the contrast between China and the UK to discuss this topic, aiming to help learners master the basic knowledge of color words and broaden their horizons of culture to improve their English learning interest.