The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is a theory put forward by the American anthropological linguists Sapir and Whorf, which states that the way people view the world is determined wholly or partly by the structure of their native language.Sapir-Whorf假说是美国人类学语言学家Sapir和Whorf提出的一种理论，该理论指出，人们看待世界的方式完全或部分取决于他们本国语言的结构。