This article tentatively probes into Chinese translators'cultural mentality and political inclination after the Sino⁃Japanese War of 1894—1895 in the Late Qing Dynasty.Reflecting on the war,Chinese intellectuals ascribed the poverty and weakness of the state to effe...MORE This article tentatively probes into Chinese translators'cultural mentality and political inclination after the Sino⁃Japanese War of 1894—1895 in the Late Qing Dynasty.Reflecting on the war,Chinese intellectuals ascribed the poverty and weakness of the state to effeminate...