论《红楼梦》人物的绰号艺术

以称号或诨名作为塑造人物的手段,向为我国小说家所习用。《红楼梦》中的小说人物绰号也是作家塑造人物的重要手段,但它不再是简单着眼于某一点表征,而是能够深入到灵魂深处,提挈人物的全貌。不仅如此,许多人物绰号的命名还反映了小说里被命名人的文化教养和性格特征。

Comments on the Nicknames of the Characters in A Dream of Red Mansions

To model a character by means of nicknames has been a manner of writing used by Chinese novelists. The characters' nicknames are also important means in modeling the characters in A Dream of Red Mansions.But these nicknames were given in terms of the superficial features but in terms of probing into the souls so as to display the whole. Moreover, many nicknames reflect their education and personalities.