穷究词义为了跨文化的沟通——论西方哲学核心词汇“óv(on)”的中译问题

How to Turn "σv (on)" into Chinese without Distorting Its Signification in the Source Discourse

在对西方思想的汉语译介中,对其关键词之一“σv(on)”的不准确理解和翻译,屏蔽了其真意和深意。我们引证西方哲学家,来对于这一术语的意思做出尽可能清楚的解释。西方学者在译介中国思想时,选择了音译而不是勉强地给出意译。我们建议以现代汉语的系动词“是”来翻译既是系动词又是西方哲学核心词汇的“σv(on)”。这种陌生化的处理方式既可保全外来思想术语的真意和深意,又可为本土文化创造一种新的思想方式和路径。

A mistranslation of ＂ óv（on）,＂ a key term in Western philosophy, has resulted in the misunderstanding of its true and deep signification by the Chinese readers. To deal with this problem, we first offer an explication of this term in reference to its interpretations by Western philosophers. The discussion then leads us to propose that shi, a linking verb in modern Chinese, be used as the equivalent for ＂ óv（on）.＂ Not only will this translation minimize the loss or distortion of the key term＇s meaning in Western philosophical discourse, it is also likely to introduce a new mode of thinking into the Chinese culture.