《国富论》溯源与内涵分析

亚当·斯密巨著The Wealth of Nations自译介入中国,已呈现出多种译名,虽终以“国富论”定名并广泛应用,但在翻译学界及经济学界引起了译名之争,即“国家财富”与“国民财富”之争。译名是思想的载体,The Wealth of Nations严谨准确的译名关系到对亚当·斯密经济思想的解读及其在中国的传播、应用与发展。文章在学者研究基础上,超越词义分析层面的局限,从斯密所处的时代背景及其经济思想角度进行溯源探究,依据历史逻辑研究方法寻求理据,并结合现代经济学话语概念,发现“国家财富”更能精准呈现原作之意。

Inquiry into the Title Translation of The Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations has been translated into Chinese for more than 100 years. Meanwhile, different title translations have aroused various disputes over “guojia caifu”and “guomin caifu”. Through a detailed inquiry into Adam Smith’s economic thoughts, we think that the translation “guojia caifu”would be more precise.