politician 与 statesman 都译作“政治家”，它们有无区别呢？
politician 一是用作中性词(指职业政治家,如议员、政府官员等),二是用作贬义词(指政客),而 statesman 通常用作褒义词(常指贤明公正的政治家)。你从下面的实例中可以觉察到它们之间的区别:
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“You must send greetings to all those politicians out there sitting in their armchairs,” screamed a woman who had been shopping at the market when the shell hit. An enraged bystander added, “Thank you, Clinton.” (NEWSWEEK) 有一位当炮弹袭击时正在购物的妇女叫喊说: “你们必须向外面那些坐在扶手椅子里的政治家们表示祝贺。”一位愤怒的旁观者又补了一句说: “谢谢你, 克林顿。”(新闻周刊)
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She thinks that politicians cannot be trusted. 她认为从政者不可信。
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You need to be a bit of a politician to succeed in this company. 你要在这家公司获得成功,就需要有一点点政客的手腕。
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Abraham Lincoln was a famous American statesman. 阿布拉罕·林肯是美国著名的政治家。
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I felt it might be better for Bill not to campaign so much if the American people preferred seeing him as a statesman, not a politician. (Hillary, Living History) 我觉得，假如美国人民喜欢看到比尔是位政治家而非政客，那么他在助选中别涉身太多反而更好。