Whorf
/hwɔːf/- Whorf, Benjamin Lee (1897-1941), American linguist and insurance worker, known for his contribution to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. A student of linguistics in his spare time, Whorf studied Hopi and other American Indian languages and attended Edward Sapir's courses at Yale.沃夫, 本杰明·李（1897-1941, 美国语言学家、保险人, 以对萨丕尔-沃夫假说作出贡献而闻名; 他在业余时间学习语言学, 研究了霍皮语等美洲印第安语, 并在耶鲁大学旁听了爱德华·萨丕尔的课程）。