这里过于简化了，但Func是一个机器，而Expression是一个蓝图。: D

在Krzysztof Cwalina的书(框架设计指南:可重用的。net库的约定、习惯用法和模式)中有一个更哲学的解释;

编辑非图像版本:

大多数情况下，如果你只需要运行一些代码，你就需要Func或Action。当代码在运行之前需要分析、序列化或优化时，就需要使用Expression。表达式是用来思考代码的，Func/Action是用来运行代码的。

这里过于简化了，但Func是一个机器，而Expression是一个蓝图。: D

我想补充一些关于Func<T>和Expression<Func<T>>的区别:

Func<T> is just a normal old-school MulticastDelegate; Expression<Func<T>> is a representation of lambda expression in form of expression tree; expression tree can be constructed through lambda expression syntax or through the API syntax; expression tree can be compiled to a delegate Func<T>; the inverse conversion is theoretically possible, but it's a kind of decompiling, there is no builtin functionality for that as it's not a straightforward process; expression tree can be observed/translated/modified through the ExpressionVisitor; the extension methods for IEnumerable operate with Func<T>; the extension methods for IQueryable operate with Expression<Func<T>>.

有一篇文章用代码示例描述了细节: LINQ: Func<T> vs. Expression<Func<T>>。

希望对大家有所帮助。

主要原因是当您不想直接运行代码，而是想检查它时。这可能有很多原因:

Mapping the code to a different environment (ie. C# code to SQL in Entity Framework) Replacing parts of the code in runtime (dynamic programming or even plain DRY techniques) Code validation (very useful when emulating scripting or when doing analysis) Serialization - expressions can be serialized rather easily and safely, delegates can't Strongly-typed safety on things that aren't inherently strongly-typed, and exploiting compiler checks even though you're doing dynamic calls in runtime (ASP.NET MVC 5 with Razor is a nice example)

当您希望将函数视为数据而不是代码时，可以使用表达式。如果您想操作代码(作为数据)，可以这样做。大多数情况下，如果你认为不需要表达式，那么你可能就不需要使用表达式。