【摘要】 翻译作为一种跨语言、跨文化的信息传递活动，其核心在于实现源语与目标语在思想、情感、文化等多维度的有效转换。信息熵理论为翻译研究提供了新的定量化分析视角，将翻译过程视为一个动态开放的信息系统，其初始熵值最大，信息传递的有效性取决于负熵流的引入程度。以此考察辜鸿铭的《论语》英译，发现辜鸿铭凭借其深厚的儒家文化素养与双语优势，在翻译过程中精准把握原文语义内涵，并通过文化类比、注释补充等策略，优化信息转换，显著降低了系统熵值，实现了较高程度的信息等值。其译本有效传递了儒家思想的核心要义，提升了西方读者的接受度，促进了中国文化的国际传播。辜鸿铭的《论语》英译对推动中华文化“走出去”具有重要的理论与实践意义。更多还原

【Abstract】 As a cross-linguistic and cross-cultural information transmission activity, translation fundamentally aims to achieve effective conversion between source and target languages across multiple dimensions including thought, emotion, and culture. The information entropy theory provides a new quantitative analytical perspective for translation studies, conceptualizing the translation process as a dynamic and open information system where initial entropy is maximized, and the effectiveness of information transmission depends on the introduction of negative entropy flow. Examining Ku Hungming’s English translation of Lunyu through this lens reveals that Ku, leveraging his profound Confucian cultural literacy and bilingual competence, accurately grasped the semantic essence of the original text during translation. By employing strategies such as cultural analogy and supplementary annotations to optimize information conversion, he significantly reduced system entropy and achieved a high degree of information equivalence. His translation effectively conveyed the core tenets of Confucian thought, enhanced receptivity among Western readers, and promoted the international dissemination of Chinese culture. Ku Hungming’s English rendition of Lunyu holds significant theoretical and practical implications for advancing the global outreach of Chinese culture.更多还原