也谈“用心一也”之“用”的训释

Annotations of “Yong”(用)in the Sentence “Yong Xin Yi Ye”(用心一也)

通过对《荀子》所产生的时代的语言进行调查,文章发现,"用心一也"的"用"当解释为"使用",不当解释为"因为"。这是因为先秦的"心一"一般表示心思统一,"心"表示多人之心;相当于"因"的"用"只出现在风格比较庄重的外交场合,这种用法在金文和《诗经》中很常见,但在后代的散文中很少见,说明这个用法在口语中已经消失。

After investigating the linguistic features of Xunzi(荀子)’s times,this paper draws a conclusion that the annotation of"yong"(用)should be interpreted as"use"(使用)rather than"because"(因为).Since the"xin yi"(心一)could not be interpreted as"One’s mind is single-minded"in Pre Qin Period,and the annotation of"yong"(用)as"yin(因)was only used on more solemn occasions.