论“伊朗”与“波斯”的区别和联系

"伊朗"与"波斯"是一对既有区别又有联系的概念,就词源、语言、历史、文化等而言,两者有不同的内涵与严格的区别;同时,在一定的范围内和某些场合下,两者的内涵又基本相同,甚至可以互相代替。一般而言,"伊朗"的范畴大于"波斯"。

＂Iran＂ and ＂Persia＂ are a couple of concepts that are both different and associated with each other. They have different intentions and strict distinctions in senses of etymology, language, history and culture; moreover, their intentions are basically the same ones and even supersede each other within certain limits and in some circumstances. In a general way, the category of ＂Iran＂ is larger than that of ＂Persia＂.