用确数还是用约数

• 作 者: 龙城顺
• 出 处: 语文教学通讯
• 发表日期: 1990年12期
• 关键词: 生卒 历史时期 乾嘉学派 经学派 明崇祯 十三年

我国历史悠久,很难对每一个历史时期的起迄年代、每一个人物的生卒年份、每一种事物的发展过程搞得清清楚楚,因此,在说明时间的时侯,只好用约数。如:“商(约前17世纪初～约前11世纪)”;“周(约公元前11世纪～前256年)”;“墨翟(约前468～前379)”(更有说他的生卒年是“约公元前470～约前391”、“约前480～前420”……的)。表示约数,除了用“约”外,也可以用“?”

Our country has a long history and it is very difficult to make clear the development process of each of the historical years, the years of birth and death of every person, and the development of every kind of things. Therefore, when explaining the time, . Such as: “Business (about the early 17th century ~ about the first 11 century)”; “Week (about 11 BC to 256 BC)”; “Mo Zhai (468 BC ~ 379 BC) The birth and death year is ”about 470 BC ~ about 391 BC“, ”about 480 ~ before 420“ ......). Said about the number, in addition to ”about“, but also can be used ”?"