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An Analysis of English Transferred Epithet and Its Translation浅析英语移就修辞格及其翻译;Contents;As a very important rhetorical device, English transferred epithet is widely used in our daily life and literary works. It is composed of transferred modifier and the central word, both of which make up a temporary collocation through the subtle shift in meaning. It, together with other kinds of figures of speech, greatly contributes to the vividness of language.;English transferred epithet has been studied for years. Through the efforts of numerous translators, linguists and other language-lovers, some relevant translation principles and methods have been put forward till now.;However, a large number of problems in the translation of English transferred epithet still exist. Therefore, it is an ever significant topic in the area of rhetoric and translation. The present paper attempts to present to readers an overall analysis of English transferred epithet and its translation. ;Feng Cuihua defines English transferred epithet in A Handbook of English Rhetorical Devices as “ A transferred epithet is, as its name implies, a figure of speech where an epithet ( an adjective or descriptive phrase) is transferred from the noun it should rightly modify to another to which it does not really apply or belong.;Generally speaking, the epithet is transferred from a person to a thing or idea. For instance, when we say spent sleepless nights on a project, the word sleepless is a transferred epithet, for nights cannot sleep. We really mean to say we did not sleep for many nights while working on the project.” ;Epithet transferred from a person to a thing (Pathetic Fallacy) Epithet transferred from one thing to another thing Epithet transferred from a thing to a person;Epithet transferred from a person to a thing (Pathetic Fallacy);He shrugged a scornful shoulder. 他轻蔑地耸了耸肩。 In this sentence, the adjective “scornful” which originally describes a person’s mental state is used to modify shoulder here,