文化特色词是语言文化中独特的语言现象,是表达一种文化中特有事物或概念的词汇。美国藏学家梅·戈尔斯坦在其著作《西藏现代史(1913-1951)-喇嘛王国的覆灭》中使用了多种方法处理西藏文化特色词,使其不失原味地被翻译成英语从而被西方人所接受。了解并分析这些方法对西藏语言和文化研究必定会有一定的帮助。 Cultural characteristic words are unique linguistic phenomena in language and culture, and are words that express a unique thing or concept in a culture. American collectors 梅戈尔斯坦 in his book “Modern History of Tibet (1913-1951) - the destruction of the Kingdom of Lama” using a variety of methods to deal with Tibetan cultural characteristics of words, so that it can be translated into English intact and thus Westerners accepted. Understanding and analyzing these methods will surely help Tibet’s language and culture.