Later, this idea became to be known as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, but this term is somewhat inappropriate.

后来，这种观点成为了知名的萨皮尔—沃夫假说，不过这个术语有点不妥。

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According to "the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis", there are two associated principles concerning the relationship between peoples thinking and language.

根据“萨皮尔·沃尔夫假设”，人类思维和语言之间有两种相关联的原则。

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There is also a weak version of the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis at play - you can think different things, and are encouraged to think differently, given one language over another.

当前还有一种非充分版本的萨丕尔·沃尔夫假说，使用不同的语言，你可以思考不同的东西，并且支持你以不同的方式思考。

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Quijada would endorse a weak version of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, and the conlanging community includes some of the last true believers in a strong version.

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Indeed, one of the foundational linguistic theories of the twentieth century, which came to be called the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, was based in part on the work of Benjamin Whorf, an inspector for the Hartford Fire Insurance company.

NEWYORKER: Utopian for Beginners

After all, if our thoughts are necessarily imprisoned by language, as Sapir-Whorf suggests, then the only sensible course of action is to build a roomier, more lavish jail cell with all the amenities an inmate could possibly desire a new language that could make possible new ways of thinking.

NEWYORKER: Utopian for Beginners