摘要
＂何许人＂一语,初见于王充《论街》,而源于司马迁《史记》＂何所人＂。＂许＂、＂所＂一声之转。但在这里,＂所＂、＂许＂并非表示＂处＂的名词,而是用同＂等＂的助词。＂何许人＂犹＂何等人＂,相当于＂什么样的人＂,指来历不明的人,不是历来所谓的＂何处人＂。现代的＂何许样人＂、＂何等样人＂,是＂何许人＂白话化的表现,也是证明。
The phrase , ＂Hexuren＂ （何许人） , which made its first ap- pearance in Wang Chong＇ s Lunheng （ 论衡）, actually evoloved from＂ Hes- uoren＂（何所人） in Shiji （史记） written by Sima Qian in the Han Dynasty （206BC-24AD）. Here, ＂Suo＂（所） or ＂Xu＂ （许）isn＇t a known bearingthe same meaning as ＂Chu＂ （ 处）, but an auxiliary verb used as ＂Deng＂ （等）. Thus, similar to＂ Hedengren＂ （ 何等人 ）, ＂Hexuren＂ （ 何许人 ） de- notes what sort of person. Precisely speaking, it doesn＇ t have the connotation ＂where he is from＂, as what＇s usually acknowledged, but refers to a person with an obscure background.
