严复是我国近代的大思想家、大学者。在他的一生中,激进、积极与保守、消极并存,努力探求西方先进科学文化与始终坚守传统伦理道德共举,他既是一位先进的中国人,同时又是一个时代的落伍者。 Yan Fu is a modern thinker and university scholar in China. In his life, he was radical, active and conservative, and he coexisted negatively. He endeavored to explore Western advanced science and culture and always adhered to traditional ethics and morality. He was both an advanced Chinese and an outmoded person of the times.