英文suience一词中文现译为“科学”。在现代,也许再没有其它词有它这么大的魔力,对社会的一切领域都产生着巨大的影响,甚至成为人们行为的信条和戒律。然而,在二十世纪以前,“科学’一词还未在中文里出现,对声光化电等学问,统称为“格致学”。这当中发生了一次转变。表面看来,“科学”取代“格致学”是辞的用法变化,但语义学的研究表明,概念是表达思想的工具,体现了一种世界观。因此,正是这两个词语的更替,表明了对科学认识的深化。 The word suience in English is now translated as “science”. In modern times, perhaps no other word has such a great magic power that it exerts a tremendous influence on all areas of society and even becomes the creed and precept of people’s actions. However, before the twentieth century, the word “science” had not yet appeared in Chinese, and the study of acousto-optic electricity, etc., collectively referred to as “Gezhizhi”, took a turn for the better. On the surface, “science” However, the study of semantics shows that concept is a tool for expressing thoughts and embodies a kind of worldview, so it is the alternation of these two words that deepens the understanding of science.