1877至1879年留英期间,严复起初倾心于西方自然科学,后对外交感兴趣。他对顽固思想有所批判,大体相当于洋务派的思想水平。他之所以没有进入外交界,是因为得罪了李凤苞和曾纪泽。 During his stay in England from 1877 to 1879, Yan Fu initially concentrated on Western science and later on his interest in diplomacy. He criticized the stubborn thinking, which is roughly equivalent to the ideological level of the Westernization School. The reason why he did not enter the diplomatic community because of offended Li Feng Bao and Zeng Jize.