说“见事”

匽侯旨鼎铭文中有“见事”一词,对于其意,众家说法不一.综合来说,约有四种：述职、勤劳政事、一种礼节、朝见.笔者以为“见事”当释作“述职”,铭文中表示“申述职守”之义.方鼎所见、也当释作“见事”,而非“视事”.《尚书？康诰》有“见士”一词,士、事相通,“见士”即“见事”.作册卣“见服”一词亦当与“见事”同义.现代汉语中常见的“见事”已经与铭文中的“见事”大不相同.

Theword“Jianshi”( 见 事 )wasseenintheinscriptionsonYanhouzhiding( 匽侯旨鼎). Scholars have had four different opinions on its meaning----to report in person the performance of one's official duties, to devote oneself to work, an etiquette, and to have an audience with the emperor. We agree with the first one. We also believe、 seen in the inscriptions on Yangfangding(扬方鼎) is exactly the word“Jianshi”(见事) rather than“Shishi”(视事). The word“Jianshi”(见士) found in KangAnnouncementofShangshu (《尚書?康誥》)and“Jianfu”(见服)fromtheinscriptionsonZuocehuyou(作冊 卣) sharethesamemeaningwith“Jianshi”(见事).Themeaningoftheword“Jianshi”(见事) seen in modern Chinese differs a lot from those ancient ones.