2017翻譯碩士：中華思想文化術語翻譯選讀——誠

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誠(chéng)

“誠”是儒家思想的核心概念之一，其基本含義是真實無妄。儒家認為，“誠”是“天道”或“天理”的本質，是萬物得以存在的根據。同時，“誠”也是道德的本原和基礎，一切道德的行為必須建立在內心真實無妄之上，否則便是虛妄，《中庸》稱之為“不誠無物”。圣人以“誠”為本性，其言行自然與“天道”“天理”相合;君子則以“誠”作為道德修養的目標以及達于“天道”“天理”的途徑。

Sincerity

Sincerity is among the core concepts of the Confucian school of thought. Basically, it means truthfulness without deceit. Confucians believed that sincerity is the essence of the “way of heaven” or “principles of heaven,” a basis on which everything else is built. At the same time, sincerity is also the root and foundation of morality. All moral deeds must be conducted on the basis of sincerity from the bottom of the heart. Otherwise, they are nothing but pretensions. The Doctrine of the Meanmaintains, “Nothing can be achieved without sincerity.” Sages are sincere by nature. Therefore, their words and deeds are naturally consistent with the “way of heaven” and the “principles of heaven.” Junzi (a man of virtue) upholds sincerity as his goal for moral attainment and an approach to achieving the “way of heaven” and the “principles of heaven.”

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【引例】

誠者，天之道也;誠之者，人之道也。(《禮記·中庸》)

誠者，真實無妄之謂，天理之本然也。(朱熹《中庸章句》)

Being as it is is the way of nature; being true to human nature is the way to achieve self-refinement. (The Book of Rites)

Sincerity means utter truthfulness without any pretensions or deceit. It is the natural state of the principles of heaven. (Zhu Xi: Annotations on The Doctrine of the Mean)