17世纪后,对中国语言文字的研究,不再是葡萄牙、西班牙人的“一统天下”了,意大利、英国、德国、法国等后来居上。这与当时的历史背景有关。一是大量耶稣会士来华,据费赖之《入华耶稣会士列传》统计,16世纪来华欧籍会士仅18人,而17世纪却猛增到196人。这些会士急需掌握中国的语言文字,以达到推广天主教的目的。正如法国会士李明(LeComte)所说,学好中国语言文字,“就可以从学者 After the 17th century, the study of Chinese language and script was no longer the ”unified rule“ of Portugal and Spain, but Italy, Britain, Germany and France came from behind. This is related to the historical background of the time. First, a large number of Jesuits came to China. According to Feilai’s ”Biography of Jesuits in China," there were only 18 European-American monuments in China in the 16th century, while the number rose to 196 in the 17th century. These fellows urgently need to master the Chinese language and script in order to promote Catholicism. As LeComte, a French monk, put it, if you study Chinese well, you can learn from Chinese scholars