研究者大多认为20世纪初叶的文化先行者如严复、梁启超、王国维等,在青年时代锐意于中国文化现代性建设的“疑古”探索后,至晚年却“信古”进而“复古”起来。相反的观点则认为严复终生主张“全盘西化”①。两种观点中,前者没有解答“复古”的原因,后者则略显牵强。笔者在研读 Most of the researchers think that cultural pioneers such as Yan Fu, Liang Qichao and Wang Guowei in the early twentieth century thought that “ancient beliefs” should be “retro” later in their exploration of “suspicion of ancient times” in the construction of Chinese cultural modernity in their youth. The opposite view holds that Yan Fu advocated a “total westernization” throughout his life. Of the two views, the former did not answer the “retro” reason, while the latter was slightly far-fetched. The author is studying