“Humour”词义研究与翻译

On “Humour”

一词多义是英语的一大特色,但也常常令学习者感到困惑,在词汇教学和研究中要格外关注。"Humour"就是一个典型例子,它的来源和翻译很有趣。充分了解它的英文来源、多义性、译名等会对掌握它的用法和英语词汇学习与研究有很大的帮助。

Polysemy is one of the features of English words which often troubles the English learners, and thus has to be emphasized in vocabulary research and teaching. "Humour" is a typical example with an interesting origin and translation. A sound understanding of its origin, its polysemy and its translation is beneficial to English vocabulary learning and research.