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development. The thesis emphatically introduces and analyzes the specific phenomena of ***ism and also provides corresponding strategies that can be used to eliminate ***ism in English language. Ⅰ. A Definition to Sexism in English Language Sexism, in the Oxford Advanced Learner’s English-Chinese dictionary, it means that disapproving action based on the ideas or belief that the members of one *** are less intelligent, able, and skillful, etc, than the members of the other ***, especially that women are less able than men and those particular jobs and actions are suitable for women and others are suitable for men. Sexism in English refers to English expresses ***ist assumptions about differences between men and women as in the prejudicial use of female or male words Sexist language expresses unfair assumptions and differences, and it can be either explicit, as in the prejudicial use of male or female pronouns, or implicit. Using universal evidence, the thesis here reveals how often English expresses ***ist assumptions about differences between men and women. Just as a proverb goes in England: “If you see an old man, sit down and take a lesson; if you see an old woman, throw a stone.” what expresses English version of the ***ism prescribed for women, is particularly confining. English jokes and folklore are blatantly ***ist. (Nilsen Alleen Pace, 1990). In fact, woman in the world no matter in which country she lives, the roles designated to them is unfair in the society. Ⅱ. Sexism in English Language The paper presents the ***ist phenomenon, which is very universal in English language. And it is shown and discussed in four aspects: English proverbs, English expressions, English vocabulary and the meanings of English words. A. Sexism in English Proverbs Proverb is crystallization of human wisdom and incarnation of the concise language. The linguists consider the proverbs as a mirror of the ethnic, the live fossil of the language. In recent years, with the further study of the language, the linguists have found what refers to both genders, most proverbs in every kind of language unavoidably express the affection of the male chauvinism and feudal consciousness of the treatment of females are inferior to males, and followings are some usual phenomena of the ***ist language in English proverbs. 1. Role category The women are considered as delicious food in the society, the roles of women in the society and culture in every country are very passive, but men are active, for example: “A fair woman without virtue is like palled wine”, “all women may be won”, “words are women, and deeds are men”. The sentence “long hair and short wit” expresses women is lack of wisdom, but men are clever, another example goes like this: “when an ass climbs a ladder, we may find wisdom in women” （庄和诚，2002）, the ***ist language expresses women are lack of wisdom and they are capricious. 2. Manner Category In modern society, most people hold such mind that men are successful but women are ***y. In American culture, a woman is valued for the attractiveness and ***iness of her body, while man is valued for his physical strength and accomplishments. A persuasive piece of evidence supporting this view is that female eponyms relate closely to a woman’s physical anatomy, while the masculine eponyms have nothing to do with the namesake’s body, but instead, honor the man for his achievement and accomplishment. 3. Marriage Category In relation to