Shyness:“害羞”还是“羞怯”?——基于概念与词源学的分析  

Shyness:"Haixiu" or "Xiuqie"?——Analysis Based on Concept and Etymology

作　　者：陈英敏[1] 高峰强[1] 武云鹏[1] 

机构地区：[1]山东师范大学心理学院,济南250014

出　　处：《心理科学》2013年第2期501-505,共5页Journal of Psychological Science

基　　金：教育部人文社科青年项目(12YJC190004)和(12YJC190009)的资助

摘　　要：在人际交往中羞怯是一种普遍存在的现象,西方关于羞怯的系统研究始于上世纪70年代。中国从上世纪末开始关注这一问题,但对"shyness"这一基本术语的翻译却较为混乱并存在分歧:有的学者将其译为"羞怯",有的则译作"害羞",究竟哪种译法更准确、更切合shyness的本意?这不仅是一个简单的翻译问题,更涉及到对概念的准确把握及跨文化比较研究中文化对等的要求。本文通过对西方"shyness"概念的梳理及对"羞怯"、"害羞"等词语的中文词源学考证发现,"羞怯"这一译法更接近"shyness"的本意,达致概念互译上的对等。Shyness is a common phenomenon in interpersonal communication. Appropriate shyness is a normal reaction. But excessive shyness can bring negative effect to the development of individuals, which may even harm the individual physical and mental health. Western psychologists have started the systematic study of shyness since the 1970s, while Chinese researchers began to pay attention to this psychological phenomenon in the end of 20th century. The study of shyness in China had some achievement in recent years. But there are differences and confusions on the translation of the basic terms of ＂shyness＂. Some scholars have translated it into ＂Haixiu＂, while others translated it into ＂Xiuqie＂. Which translation is more accurate？ This is not only just a simple problem of translation, but also concerns the accurate grasp of the concept and the requirements of cultural equivalence in cross - cultural studies. This study intends to review the definition of shyness in the context of western psychology and etymologically compare the meanings of ＂Haixiu＂ and ＂Xiuqie＂ in the Chinese language. In this way, the researcher plans to find the Chinese expression of shyness, which is conceptually equivalent to the concept of ＂shyness＂ in western psychology. The present study reviewed the western concept of ＂shyness＂ and etymologically analyzed the meanings of ＂Haixiu＂ and ＂Xiuqie＂ in Chinese. Through literature review, the researcher found that western scholars have many different definitions and expressions of shy- ness. But its key factors can be summarized as the following three aspects. Firstly, shyness is a subjective experience. It is the subjec- tive experience of worry/tension generated in an interpersonal interaction situation. Second, shyness is a kind of behavior expression. It is the behavior of self - restraint, silence or social avoidance. Third, the subjective experience and behavior of shyness are limited in specific situations - - interpersonal situations. As a result, they basi

关 键 词：SHYNESS 害羞 羞怯 词源学分析 概念对等 

分 类 号：B844.2[哲学宗教—发展与教育心理学]