It was published in, I think, 1946 by the cultural anthropologist Ruth Benedict, and she had been commissioned by the U.S. government during World War II to write the book to help the U.S. understand the Japanese psyche.
我想,这本书是由文化人类学家露丝·本尼迪克特 (Ruth Benedict) 于 1946 年出版的,她在二战期间受美国政府委托撰写这本书,以帮助美国了解日本人的心理。