译界先贤严复提出的“信达雅”,确是评价译事的最高标准,殊不容易达到。不过,根据钱钟书先生的考证,1700多年前的吴国,佛经翻译家、大学者支谦在其著作《句法经序》中对翻译的三不易即信、达、雅早就有所阐述。由此看来,这玩意的创见权(或者说“版权”)属支谦而不是严复。好在严老先生从来没有说过这是他的发明,只是后人把功劳归诸他而已。 The translation of the sages Yan Fu’s “Cinda Ya” is indeed the highest standard of evaluation of translation, is not easy to achieve. However, according to the textual research of Qian Zhongshu, more than 1,700 years ago, Wu Guo, Buddhist scripture translator and scholar Qian Qian elaborated on the three difficult translations of his translation . Seen in this light, the transcendental right (or “copyright”) of this stuff is modest rather than strict. Fortunately, Mr. Yen has never said that this is his invention, but later his credit to him.