diff --git a/fastNLP/core/dataset.py b/fastNLP/core/dataset.py
index 36852b93..2b548f22 100644
--- a/fastNLP/core/dataset.py
+++ b/fastNLP/core/dataset.py
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ from .field import SetInputOrTargetException
 from .instance import Instance
 from .utils import _get_func_signature
 from .utils import pretty_table_printer
+from prettytable import PrettyTable
 
 
 class DataSet(object):
@@ -425,6 +426,62 @@ class DataSet(object):
     def __repr__(self):
         return str(pretty_table_printer(self))
 
+    def print_field_meta(self):
+        """
+        输出当前field的meta信息, 形似下列的输出
+        
+        +-------------+-------+-------+
+        | field_names |   x   |   y   |
+        +-------------+-------+-------+
+        |   is_input  |  True | False |
+        |  is_target  | False | False |
+        | ignore_type | False |       |
+        |  pad_value  |   0   |       |
+        +-------------+-------+-------+
+
+        field_names: DataSet中field的名称
+        is_input: field是否为input
+        is_target: field是否为target
+        ignore_type: 是否忽略该field的type, 一般仅在该field至少为input或target时才有意义
+        pad_value: 该field的pad的值，仅在该field为input或target时有意义
+
+        :return:
+        """
+        if len(self.field_arrays)>0:
+            field_names = ['field_names']
+            is_inputs = ['is_input']
+            is_targets = ['is_target']
+            pad_values = ['pad_value']
+            ignore_types = ['ignore_type']
+
+            for name, field_array in self.field_arrays.items():
+                field_names.append(name)
+                if field_array.is_input:
+                    is_inputs.append(True)
+                else:
+                    is_inputs.append(False)
+                if field_array.is_target:
+                    is_targets.append(True)
+                else:
+                    is_targets.append(False)
+
+                if (field_array.is_input or field_array.is_target) and field_array.padder is not None:
+                    pad_values.append(field_array.padder.get_pad_val())
+                else:
+                    pad_values.append(' ')
+
+                if field_array._ignore_type:
+                    ignore_types.append(True)
+                elif field_array.is_input or field_array.is_target:
+                    ignore_types.append(False)
+                else:
+                    ignore_types.append(' ')
+            table = PrettyTable(field_names=field_names)
+            fields = [is_inputs, is_targets, ignore_types, pad_values]
+            for field in fields:
+                table.add_row(field)
+            logger.info(table)
+
     def append(self, instance):
         """
         将一个instance对象append到DataSet后面。
diff --git a/fastNLP/core/field.py b/fastNLP/core/field.py
index 82fcc523..1835bafa 100644
--- a/fastNLP/core/field.py
+++ b/fastNLP/core/field.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class FieldArray:
         self.content = _content
         self._ignore_type = ignore_type
         #  根据input的情况设置input，target等
-        self._cell_ndim = None  # 多少维度
+        self._cell_ndim = None  # 多少维度， 如果value是1, dim为0; 如果value是[1, 2], dim=2
         self.dtype = None  # 最内层的element都是什么类型的
         self._use_1st_ins_infer_dim_type = bool(use_1st_ins_infer_dim_type)
         self._is_input = False
@@ -484,7 +484,10 @@ class Padder:
     
     def set_pad_val(self, pad_val):
         self.pad_val = pad_val
-    
+
+    def get_pad_val(self):
+        return self.pad_val
+
     @abstractmethod
     def __call__(self, contents, field_name, field_ele_dtype, dim: int):
         """
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f71e2223..bdd4a9e1 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ tqdm>=4.28.1
 nltk>=3.4.1
 requests
 spacy
+prettytable>=0.7.2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/core/test_dataset.py b/test/core/test_dataset.py
index 059d52d2..9820eff6 100644
--- a/test/core/test_dataset.py
+++ b/test/core/test_dataset.py
@@ -229,4 +229,17 @@ class TestDataSetIter(unittest.TestCase):
     def test__repr__(self):
         ds = DataSet({"x": [[1, 2, 3, 4]] * 10, "y": [[5, 6]] * 10})
         for iter in ds:
-            self.assertEqual(iter.__repr__(), "{'x': [1, 2, 3, 4] type=list,\n'y': [5, 6] type=list}")
+            self.assertEqual(iter.__repr__(), """+--------------+--------+
+|      x       |   y    |
++--------------+--------+
+| [1, 2, 3, 4] | [5, 6] |
++--------------+--------+""")
+
+
+class TestDataSetFieldMeta(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_print_field_meta(self):
+        ds = DataSet({"x": [[1, 2, 3, 4]] * 10, "y": [[5, 6]] * 10})
+        ds.print_field_meta()
+
+        ds.set_input('x')
+        ds.print_field_meta()