法律英语的一词多义现象及意义确定

一词多义现象是一种语言现象,也是语言经济性和灵活性的一种体现。法律语言作为语言的一个分支,也不可避免地存在多义词,其形成过程即有历史的原因也有语言本身的原因,法律词语多义现象的产生有其必然性。法律词语的这种多义现象容易引起歧义,造成法律语言的不准确性。因此,在实际应用中应借助法律语境、搭配习惯等因素来确定词义,从而达到正确理解和翻译的目的。

On Polysemy of Legal English and the Identification of the Meaning

Polysemy is a language phenomenon and a reflection of the principle of economy and flexibility of language.As a result of the development of society and language,polysemy also exists in legal language inevitably,which may lead to ambiguity and inaccuracy.Therefore,the legal context and the collocation should be used to identify the exact meanings of the legal words.Thus,the correct understanding and translation can be achieved.