严复“信、达、雅”的翻译标准,尤其是有关“雅”的标准,一百年来众说纷纭、褒贬不一。本文研究了各种对严复“雅”字翻译标准的评论,结合中国古典美学思想中的言(象)意论、“美善统一论”观点,认为严复求雅的翻译旨趣是中国古典美学的传统使然,但作为翻译标准,“尔雅”的内涵应该重新界定为对原文风格的忠实。 Yan Fu “letter, up, elegant,” the translation criteria, especially on the “elegant” standard, a hundred years of divergent opinions, mixed. This paper studies various comments on Yan Fu’s translation standard of “Ya”. Combining with the viewpoints of language (image) and the theory of “beauty and goodness” in Chinese classical aesthetics, Yan Rui seeks translation as the essence of Chinese classical aesthetics However, as a standard of translation, the connotation of “Er Ya” should be redefined as faithful to the original style.