The invention discloses a composite inhibitor for galena and an application method thereof. The composite inhibitor comprises the following raw materials of, in percentage by weight, 10-14% of ferricsulfate, 18-22% of fatty alcohol-polyoxyethylene ether, 13-17% of glycerol, 20-26% of carboxymethyl cellulose, and 26-32% of sodium silicate; the ferric sulfate, the fatty alcohol-polyoxyethylene ether, the glycerol, the carboxymethyl cellulose, and the sodium silicate are separately prepared into a solution with the mass percent concentration of 10% under the normal temperature status, then all the solutions are mixed, and uniformly stirring is carried out to obtain an emulsion so as to obtain the composite inhibitor for later use; and the composite inhibitor is added in the rough flotation process of the galena, the next step is carried out after stirring, and the composite inhibitor is added in the copper scavenging process, the use amount of the composite inhibitor is half of the use amount of the rough flotation, and the next step is carried out after stirring. The composite inhibitor is added in the copper-lead separation process, so that the qualities of copper concentrate and lead concentrate can be remarkably improved, and the flotation recovery rate of copper-lead minerals is improved. The composite inhibitor and the application method thereof has the advantages of beingenvironment-friendly, high in sorting efficiency, low in reagent cost, simple and convenient and the like, and is suitable for beneficiation of complex copper-lead sulfide ores.