从“驵”、“侩”到“经纪人”——经纪人称谓述略

The Addressing Terms for Brokers in Chinese

在现代社会里,经纪人已经活跃在人们生活的各个领域。本文从汉语称谓的角度,对从古及今的经纪人现象进行了梳理,考察了从"驵"、"侩""牙人"到"经纪人"使用情况,初步描写了经纪人称谓的演变轨迹。

Nowadays Brokers are active in many fields of modern people＇s life. This article has probed into the addressing terms for brokers in Chinese from ancient time up to now, mainly about such terms as ＂Zang＂, ＂Kuai＂, ＂Ya Ren＂ and ＂Jingji Ren＂ , which is not only an analysis of the development of the addressing terms for brokers in Chinese but also a valuable probing into brokers＇ activities in ancient China.