问:我听说中国在清朝末年已出版了许多种百科全书,能对此作些简要的介绍吗? 浙江读者闽林答:百科全书,原是西方产生的一种工具书,其特点除了卷目庞大,包罗几十种学科的基本知识以外,更突出的是对新知识作全面系统的介绍,并且表现为一个条目仅作一种基本解释,编者应该多为本专业的权威人士。 Q: I heard that China has published many kinds of encyclopedias in the last years of the Qing Dynasty. Can a brief introduction be made to this? Zhejiang Reader Minlin A: The Encyclopaedia, originally a reference book produced in the West, In addition to the basic knowledge of dozens of disciplines, the more prominent one is the introduction of new knowledge in a comprehensive and systematic way, and the performance of an entry is only a basic explanation. The editor should be mostly a professional authoritative person.