外族入侵对英语习语的影响

The Impact of the Foreign Invasion on English Idioms

英语是世界上词汇最丰富的语言之一,英语习语更是纷繁浩瀚。习语蕴涵着浓郁的西方文化气息,渗透着其他民族的优秀思想,展示着英语发展和演变的历史。本文主要通过英国历史上几次主要的古代战争,探究外族入侵对英语习语的影响。透过语言,了解历史。

English is one of the languages which has the richest vocabulary in the world. And the idioms in it are even more plentiful than other languages. They implicates the western culture and customs, involves other nationality＇s outstanding thoughts, and demonstrates the history of the development and evolvement of English. This article mainly concerns with several ancient wars in British history. Through analyzing them, probe into the impact of the foreign invasion on the English idioms. To know the history of a country by analying its language.