初中语文教科书在汉语知识“多义词”一节里有这样的讲述:“一个多义词的几个意义中,有一个是最初的常用义。”这个讲法,对多义词的最初义和常用义颇有混淆之嫌,若不澄清,有可能给教学带来误导。汉语多义词的“最初义”和“常用义”是不同的。多义词的最初义,指的是它的“本义”。如: In junior high school language textbooks, this is stated in the section on Chinese polysemous words: “One of the several meanings of a polysemy is one of the first commonly used meanings.” This method is quite confusing to the original meaning and commonly used meaning of polysemy. Suspected, if not clarified, it may lead to misleading teaching. The initial meaning and common meaning of Chinese polysemous words are different. The initial meaning of polysemy refers to its “original meaning.” Such as: