The paper deals with various explanations concerning the whorfian hypothesis in chinese publications , analyzes causes for the present situation and then proposes more reasonable interpretations based on the thorough understanding of whorfian papers and the literature concerned abroad 摘要面对国内出版物中多种沃尔夫理论阐释并存的局面，本文力求探讨这一现状产生的主要原因，并依据沃尔夫原作的内容和精神，以及国外相关文献的研究报道，提出作者对这一理论的理解和看法。
