中西方颜色意义的差异Word文档下载推荐.docx
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作者姓名:
王海南指导教师:
厉娜
Abstract:
ColorinEnglishandChinesehasmanykindsofmeaningsandplaysanimportantroleinpsychologicalcultureandethniccustom.Fromblack,white,red,green,yellow,purple,andblue,wecanseethedifferentmeaningsincolorbetweenEnglishandChinese.
Keywords:
Color;
English;
Chinese;
Psychologicalculture;
Ethniccustom.
Ⅰ.Introduction:
Natureiscolorful.Colorhasspecificmeaninginpeople’sheart,causesspecificlegendandarousesspecialreflection.InEnglishandChinesemanycolorscanreflectdifferentcultureandemotion.EspeciallyinChinese,therearealreadymanycolorwordsandthesameasEnglish.SothereIwanttocontrastblack,white,red,green,yellow,purple,andbluebetweenEnglishandChinese.
Ⅱ.LiteratureReview
Colorstandsformanymeaningsanddifferentcolorshavedifferentmeanings.Generallyspeaking,blackstandsforsadnessandstateliness;
whitestandsforpure;
redstandsforgoodluck;
greenstandsforoptimism;
yellowstandsforhappiness;
purplestandsformystery;
andbluestandsfordejection.Peopleprefertochooseoptimisticcolortodecoratetheirworkingandlivingenvironment,suchaswhitelightblue,green,oryellow.
Ⅲ.ContrastiveStudy:
A.Black
BlackhasthesamemeaninginEnglishandChinese.Forexample,blackstandsforsadnessandBritishandAmericanwearblackclothesinfuneralceremonyandChineseareusedtowearingblackmesh.InEnglish,BlackFridayisasaddaybecausethatdayisthedaythatJesussufferedintheFridaybeforeEaster.Moreover,blackalwaysstandsfordarkness、cattinessandevil.Atthattime,inChineseitalso
hassimilarexpression,suchasUnderworld(黑社会),BlackCircleBoys(黑帮),
Blackmoney(黑钱),Blackmarket(黑市),Blackday(凶日),Blackfuture(暗淡的前途),Blackmail(勒索),Blacklist(黑名单).
However,blackalsohasdifferentmeaningsbetweenEnglishandChinese.InChineseblackstandsforhonor,manliness,austerity,honestyandmysteryandsomuchlikethesecommendatoryterms.Intheatricalmask,wealwaysuseblacktostandforpeoplewhoishonestandaustere.Inaddition,becauseblacksometimesgivespeopleakindoffeelingthatitisinsidious,sinisterandhorrible,itstandsforevilandreactionary,forexample,ifyouwanttosaysomeonethatheissinister,you
cansaythatheisblackhearted(黑心肠),hiddenevilinsideathingisinsidestory(黑幕),reactionarymembersarecalledblackcircleboys.WhileinEnglishblackalsohasitsspecificmeaning.IntheBible,blackstandsfordevil,evil,sufferingand
misfortune.Soblackisthebasictaboosinwesternculturebecauseitmeansdeath,badomenanddisaster,suchasblackdeath(黑死病),towearblackforherfather(为
她父亲戴孝),blackword(s不吉利的话),ablackletterday(凶日).Blackalsomeans
crime,suchasblackguard(恶棍),blackmai(l敲诈、勒索).Itstandsforshame,such
asablackmark(污点),blacksheep(败家子),ablackeye(丢脸).Inliterature,thereisaformcalledblackhumor.Itisakindofhumorwhichistooexaggerated.
B.White
WhitehasominousmeaninginChinese,becausewhenfamilymemberdied,otherswouldwearwhiteclothes,whitehat.Theyexpresstheirsadnessinthisway.Inancienttimes,peoplecallmanwhocausesdisasterWhiterTiger.Peoplewhoisan
intellectualimbecilearecalledidiot(白痴).Wecallordinarypeoplewhites.Whitealsostandsforreactionary,decadentandbackward,suchaswhiteterror.Ofcourse,therearecommendmeaningofwhiteinChinese,suchaswhitesnowinspring(阳春白雪).
Inwesternculture,whitesymbolizeselegance,pure,nobility,equity,luckyand
auspicious,sowesternpeopleupholdwhite.AccordingtotheBible,IsraelsacrificialofferingsofGodarewhite,sowhiteisregardedascolorforholiday.InBritish,whitesymbolizespure,happiness,hope,bright,peace,power,beautyandkindness,forexampleinBritishweddingceremony,bridewearswhiteweddinggarmentandin
SimsalaGrimm,SnowWhiteisaclever,kindandbeautifulgirl.In“ParadiseLose”
(byJohnMilton),atfirstSatanandotherangelarewhite,butwhenSatanisexpelled,hebecomesablackdevil..Whitealsohassomederogatorymeanings,suchaswhite-hot(愤怒的),whitefeather(懦弱的),white-faced(由于生病脸色苍白).
C.Red
InChineseredhascommendatorymeaning,whileinEnglish,redisusuallyusedinnounorhasderogatorymeaning.Forexample,Chineseuseredtostandforjoyous
occasions,weddingandluckysuchasweddingandfunera(l红白喜事).Itmeansthat
celebrateaweddingoranoldman’sdeathwithoutanypain.Andredalsomeansgood
luckorwonderfulthingssuchasgoodluck(红运)prosperous(红火)whichmeansthebusinessisverygood.“红男绿女”whichmeansboysandgirlswearingbeautifulclothes.“红角儿”thefamousstar.Sometimesredin
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