Abstract:

Taking the two constituent elements of “Like”and “Dislike”in geological terms, this paper discusses the“image”of terms naming and Chinese translation. And combining with the statistical analysis of relevant texts in Chinese Terms in Geology, we attempt to put forward three ways to promote the image of terms—description, personification and metaphor. We also summarize the current terminology naming principles, and consider that “image”is of great significance to the terminology system, especially the Chinese terminology system, which should become one of the naming principles. We think that these principles should be referred to in the order from micro to macro.

Key words: geology, terminology, naming, image