Leech的礼貌原则是语用学的一个关键理论,在交际活动中起着重要作用。顾曰国吸收和借鉴Leech的礼貌原则,提出了中国的礼貌原则。中西方礼貌原则在应用方面存在着一些显著差异,分析中西方礼貌原则的异同,有利于减少语用失误,达到得体、成功的交际效果。 Leech’s politeness principle is a key theory of pragmatics and plays an important role in communicative activities. Gu Yue country absorbs and draws lessons from Leech’s politeness principle and puts forward China’s politeness principle. There are some significant differences in the application of the politeness principles between China and the West. Analyzing the similarities and differences between the politeness principles in China and the West helps to reduce pragmatic errors and achieve decent and successful communicative effects.