我国英语学习者在学习英语的过程中通常都会遇到对多义词理解不充分的问题,这和我国英语教学方法以及英语学习者的学习方法有很大的关系。英语多义词理解不充分不仅会会影响到英语学习者的词汇储备量,同时还会影响到英语学习者的整体学习效果。由此可见,英语多义词学习的重要性。本文将从原型范畴理论视角对英语一词多义现象进行分析,并提出将原型范畴理论应用于英语多义词学习中的方法。 In the process of learning English, English learners in our country usually encounter the problem of inadequate understanding of polysemous words. This is closely related to the English teaching methods in our country and the learning methods of English learners. Insufficient understanding of English polysemy will not only affect the English learner’s vocabulary reserves, but also affect the overall learning effectiveness of English learners. Thus, the importance of learning English polysemous words. This article analyzes the polysemy of English from the perspective of prototype category theory and proposes a method of applying prototype category theory to English polysemy.