“草根文化”成为当今中国新兴文化的焦点,因其独特的组成群体、形成原因和发达的传播媒介,“草根”及“草根文化”迅速成为民众视线的关注点。本文就草根一词的来源、英汉定义,以及学术界的分歧进行介绍,为进一步解读“草根文化”奠定基础。 “Grassroots culture ” has become the focus of today’s emerging Chinese culture. Because of its unique composition, formation and well-developed media, “grassroots” and “grassroots culture” have quickly become the focus of public attention. This article introduces the source of grassroots, the definitions of English and Chinese, as well as the disagreement in academia, so as to lay the foundation for further interpretation of “grassroots culture.”