摘要
Interpretation of some color terms is a kind of cross-cultural activity.The color terms in English and Chinese differ greatly in meanings due to physical and cultural reasons.The same color to people in different cultures leads to different associative meanings that share various cultural implications.It is indispensable to study color terms in terms of colors and society,colors and history,colors and politics,and colors and the economy on the basis of comparison and contrast,which constitute the essential elements of any culture and society.
Interpretation of some color terms is a kind of cross-cultural activity. The color terms in English and Chinese differ greatly in meanings due to physical and cultural reasons. The same color to people in different cultures leads to different associative meanings that sbare various cultural implications. It is indispensable to study color terms in terms of colors and society, colors and history, colors and politics, and colors and the economy on the basis of comparison and contrast, which constitute the essential elements of any culture and society.
出处
《北京印刷学院学报》
2006年第6期82-84,共3页
Journal of Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication
关键词
中文
英文
颜色
术语
color terms
comparison
interpretation