本文所说的“词语焦虑”是指词语引起的焦虑或不安,是一个描述性而非规定性的说法。维多利亚时代的英国正经历着“现代化”过程,面对前所未有的变革,文人在思考道德时,意识到了彼此之间在理念、概念和词语上的分歧并不断论争,导致了思想和话语层面众声喧哗的状态。他们对词语的无序状态可能造成的危害深感不安。这种焦虑不仅出现在用词语思考和写作的时候,还出现在对词语本身进行反思的时候。本文旨在探讨这种焦虑的表现和原因,指出文人重构意义体系的尝试也是转型时期抵制种种焦虑并重构道德的手段。 In this paper, “anxiety ” refers to the word anxiety or anxiety, is a descriptive rather than prescriptive. Victorian Britain is experiencing “modernization ” process. In the face of unprecedented change, when scholars think about morality, they realize the disagreements between concepts, concepts and words and continue to argue with each other, leading to the thought and discourse level The noise of the state. They are deeply disturbed by the potential harm caused by the disorder of the words. This anxiety occurs not only when thinking and writing words but also when reflecting on the words themselves. The purpose of this paper is to explore the manifestations and causes of this anxiety. It is pointed out that attempts by scholars to reconstruct the meaning system are also the means to resist anxiety and rebuild morality during the transitional period.