“试”非词缀辨

“Shi”(试) is Not an Affix

有学者认为"试"可作动词前缀,并举了一些诗歌中的用例。通过对"试"的词义发展过程、"试"与动词组合的意义及组合紧密度并结合"试"在现代汉语中的性质三个方面的考察,发现"试"与动词的组合非常松散,很多组合在古文献中都有扩展形式,而且散文与韵文并用,只是由于韵文的简略造成了理解失误。

Some scholars think that the Chinese character ＂shi＂ （试） can be used as a verbal prefix, and exemplify it by some usages from poems. We have found that the combinations of ＂shi＂ （试） and verbs are very loose. Many combinations have extensions in ancient documents, in which proses are juxtaposed with verses, causing some misunderstandings due only to the simplifica- tion and omission of verses.