醋大或称措大 ,酸丁又叫酸子 ,这些名词都是我国古代对于知识阶层 ,特别是对一些贫寒、失意的读书人的称呼 ;这些称呼有时还含有轻慢的含义。那么为什么把这些人与“醋”和“酸”联系在一起呢 ?我国古代把百姓按照不同的职业划分成士、农、工、商等四类 ,并把“士”列为“四民 These terms are all ancient times in China for the intellectual class, especially for some poor, frustrated scholar; these appellations sometimes also contain the meaning of lightness. So why did these people be linked with “vinegar” and “acid?” In ancient China, people were divided into four categories of persons, farmers, workers, and trades according to different occupations, and “Shi” was listed as "