“大夫”本是我国古代一种高级官职的名称,如上大夫、御史大夫、谏(jiàn)议大夫等。到了宋代,医事制度和医学教育都有了很大发展,负责管理医疗行政事务的官职也很多,如和安大夫、成全大夫等。因为所有医官中最崇高的职位是大夫,所以,人们逐渐把“大夫”作为医生的尊称了。 “Doctor ” This is the name of a senior official in ancient China, such as doctor, Royal doctor, remonstrance doctor and so on. By the Song Dynasty, the medical system and medical education had a great development. There were also many officials in charge of administering medical administrative affairs, such as He Anf and his doctor. Because the highest office of any medical officer is a doctor, people gradually regard “doctor” as the doctor’s name.