术语“性三品说”的详细信息

英译术语:

three categories of human nature

汉语语境:

西汉董仲舒将人性划分为上、中、下三等，即圣人之性、中民之性和斗筲之性。根据董氏的性三品说，圣人之性是至善的，斗筲之性失去了向善的可能，两者都不是他要；只有中民之性才能在王者的教化后成善，才是他要讨论的性。

英语语境:

Dong Zhongshu of the Western Han Dynasty divided human nature into three categories. According to the three caregories of nature, nature of the upper category which is perfect cannot be called nature; nature of the lower category which is the nature of good-for-nothings and is not high enough to be called nature either; only nature of ordinary men which can become good through training and instruction can be called nature.