“不可限量”考辨

Exploration and Explanation on the "Bu Ke Xian Liang"(不可限量)

关于"不可限量"是否是成语,不同的辞书观点不同。而在部分认为其为成语的辞书中,对其来源,意义发展演变解释不够完善精确。经分析考证,我们以为,"不可限量"是成语,最早见于三国吴支谦的译经,进入中土文献后,意义开始引申,并在不断的使用过程中,开始具有了褒义色彩。

There are different opinions about whether the ＂Bu Ke Xian Liang＂ is an idiom or not. Some dictionaries think it is an idiom, but there are not enough and accurate explanation about its origin and meaning evolvement in these dictionaries. According to analysis and argumentation, we think the ＂Bu Ke Xian Liang＂ is an idiom, and it appeared firstly in ZHI Qian＇ s transwhiz in Wu of the Three Kingdoms Period. When the ＂Bu Ke Xian Liang＂ came into Zhong Tu literatures, its meaning began to extend. In the process of continuous usage, it has had emotional color.