Professor Idema's gratitude and devotion to his native culture are reflected in his determination to translate Chinese literary works into Dutch and introduce them to his fellow citizens.
而不是像英法德那般強調「我是荷蘭人！」海外知己，願作「媒人」前半生投入漢學研究，後半生看來也不會改變。伊維德對荷蘭文化的回饋與熱情，就表現在堅持以荷蘭文譯出中國文學作品，介紹給自己同胞。