“民族”一词的翻译已经超出了词汇翻译的范畴。本文考证了英文中nation、nationality、ethnic group和ethnicity等词语的词源学以及民族学和民族史的相关知识,认为上述词汇都不能准确地翻译“民族”一词的文化意义,并提出了“民族”一词不同语境下的翻译策略以及新的表述方式。 Translation of the word “nationality” has gone beyond the scope of word translation. This article examines the etymology of ethnology, nationality, ethnic group and ethnicity in English and the related knowledge of ethnology and ethnical history. They think that none of the above words can accurately translate the cultural meaning of the word “ethnic” and put forward The Translation Strategy under Different Contexts of “Ethnicity” and New Expressions.