理学的西传得益于“理”概念的译介。《印中搜闻》、《中国丛报》、《中国评论》三种报刊及麦格基、理雅各等人的汉学著述中关于“理”的译释,保存了十九世纪中西文化交流过程中最原始的文献记录。翻检中学西传史上“理”的英文对译,可以看到西方世界在接受中国理学文化时的心态以及曾经出现的分歧与争论,后者对于理学文化的西传无疑产生过推动作用。 The West of the Neo-Confucianism benefits from the translation of the notion of “rationale”. “Yinzhongwenwen”, “China”, “China Review” and three newspapers and magazines McGee, Richard and others in the Sinology writings on the “Li” translation, the preservation of the nineteenth century Chinese and Western cultures The most original documentary in the communication process. The English translation of “Li” in the history of transcribing middle schools in western China shows the mentality of the Western world when it accepted the Chinese Neo-Confucianism as well as the disagreements and controversies that have arisen. The latter undoubtedly contributed to the western transmission of Neo-Confucianism.