在英语和汉语两种语言中有关颜色的表达词语有很多,然而同一颜色在不同语言中的含义有相同,也有不同,其相异之处主要是由文化因素决定的。本文旨在对英汉常用颜色词的意义进行比较,进一步找出其相同点与不同点;而在进行颜色词的翻译时必须考虑文化因素,以达到交际目的。 There are many expressions of colors in both English and Chinese languages. However, the same color has the same meaning in different languages, and the differences are mainly determined by cultural factors. The purpose of this paper is to compare the meanings of commonly used color terms in English and Chinese, to find out the similarities and differences between them. In the process of color word translation, cultural factors must be considered in order to achieve the purpose of communication.