This paper defines translation as an act of ostensive-inferential interlingual interpretation of a source text and aims at discussing the explaining force of Relevance Theory in such translation.

• 本文将根据语用学和关联理论，将翻译定义为一种对原语进行语内和语际阐释的明示-推理活动，旨在探讨关联理论对翻译等效的解释力。