This article gives a brief account of the thoughts on translation in the ancient times of the West between 480 BC and AD 1900, covering the function of translation, method and criteria of translation.

• 本文试图向读者介绍自公元前 4 80多年到公元 190 0年约 2 4 0 0年期间 ,西方有关翻译功能、翻译方法、翻译标准的认识。