释义语的性质及其使用问题

The Nature and Use of Explanatory Words

释义语是用来帮助解释意义的一种手段与工具,它不是意义本身的内容。释义语的使用与否无关乎意义自身,也无关乎辞书的编撰质量。释义语得以存在的价值在于能帮助社会来理解所释条目的意义。意义解释中,用不用释义语,这主要取决于辞书编撰的不同价值取向。释义语的使用须适得其所,须在一定条件下来使用。

Explanatory words are the means and tool helping explain senses,but they are not the part of senses themselves.Whether explanatory words are used or not does not concern senses themselves and the compiling quality of dictionaries.Explanatory words'existence value lies in helping the society understand senses of entries.In explaining senses,whether explanatory words are used or not mainly depends on the different value orientations of dictionary compilation.The use of explanatory words must be well suited with their places and they must be used under certain conditions.