英式幽默是英国文化的精髓之一。相比其他形式的幽默而言,英式幽默有其独一无二的特点:含蓄深刻,夸张讽刺,简单事情复杂化,轻描淡写复杂事。本文首先分析了英式幽默的这些特点,然后叙述形成这些特点的原因。主要有三个方面:英国人保守矜持的性格;英国的经济特点,曾经的“日不落帝国”的衰退;英国无处不在的绅士文化。英式幽默也越来越多的出现在英国的影视作品中,受到了国内外观众的喜爱和欢迎,本文选取最受欢迎的英剧——《唐顿庄园》作为研究对象,讨论该剧中所运用的英式幽默技巧:讽刺,自嘲,低调陈述和比喻,这些技巧对人物的塑造起着非常重要的作用,这也是为何《唐顿庄园》受到观众青睐的重要原因之一。 British humor is one of the quintessence of British culture. Compared to other forms of humor, English-style humor has its own unique features: implicit, exaggerated satire, simple things complicated, understatement complex. This paper first analyzes these characteristics of British humor, and then describes the reasons for the formation of these characteristics. There are three main aspects: the conservative and reserved character of the British; the economic characteristics of the United Kingdom; the once-downturn of the “never-ending empire”; and the ubiquitous gentleman’s culture in the United Kingdom. British humor is also appearing more and more in Britain’s film and television works, which has been favored and welcomed by domestic and foreign audiences. This article selects the most popular English drama “Downton Abbey” as the research object and discusses the drama The humorous, self-deprecating, low-key statements and metaphors that are used in English humorous techniques play an important role in the shaping of characters, which is one of the important reasons why Downton Abbey is favored by audiences.