“君子”这个概念,在我国上古时期的文献中已经有了。学界对君子概念的讨论有很多,大家都认为这个概念的内涵在历史上曾经发生过重大变化。因此,《现代汉语词典》在解释“君子”时说:“古代指地位高的人,后来指人格高尚的人。”那么,“君子”这个称谓是怎样由指称地位高的人演 The concept of “gentleman” is already in the literature of ancient times in our country. There are many discussions in the academia about the concept of a gentleman. Everyone thinks that the connotation of this concept has undergone major changes in history. Therefore, the Dictionary of Modern Chinese explains “Gentleman”: “In ancient times, people of high status and then of noble people.” So, how does the term “gentleman” be called by a person of high rendition