“编”是严译《天演论》最常用的变译策略之一。编的单位有句、句群、段、节、篇和书,以句群、段为多;编的方式有分、合、调、加标题等;编的功用有适应构篇需要、符合读者思路、便于意义的重组、显示语篇层次等。

“Edited Translation” is one of the most frequently-used strategies of translation variation employed by Yan Fu in translating Evolution and Ethics. The units of “Edited Translation” include sentence, sentence group, paragraph, passage, text and book, with a high frequency of “Edited Translation” occurrence in sentence group and paragraph. The methods of “Edited Translation” cover division, combination, adjustment, and subtitle offering, and the effects of “Edited Translation” can meet the needs of text organization, target readers’ thinking mode, meaning reconfiguration, and coherence and cohesion of text.