中药功效术语英译问题初探

The Problem Existing in the Action Terms Translation of the Chinese Materia Medica

随着中医药逐步走向世界,中医药翻译显得愈发重要,而术语英译中长期存在的问题也逐步显露出来。其中,体现中医治则治法的中药功效术语的英译不仅呈现出中医术语英译的共有问题,也有一些特色问题,尤其表现在逻辑关系方面。然而针对此方面的研究较为匮乏,故结合具体功效术语的英译,对单一术语内部到多个术语之间的逻辑关系进行了梳理,从而根据功效术语的内涵提出相应建议,以期为中药功效术语英译的模式及研究方法奠定基础。

With traditional Chinese medicine（ TCM） opening to the world,the translation of TCM became ever important,however the problems existing in the translation of TCM terms also gradually revealed. Among them,as a reflection of the principles and methods of TCM treatment,action terms translation not only presents common problems of TCM translation,but demonstrates featured problems especially in terms of logical relations. However,there was a lack of related researches. Taking some terms and expressions as example,we combed the logical relationship within single term and among multiple terms,and put forward corresponding suggestions according to the connotation,aiming at laying the foundation for the model and research method of action terms translation.