给事物下定义是一件十分困难的事。如果原则地定义,固然可以囊括所有情况,但往往不能说明任何问题;如果具体地定义,越是具体就越是无法包含事物所有复杂的情形。同时,事物是在发展的,对事物的定义也不能凝固不变。我们需要给事物下定义,以作为对该事物认识的一定阶段的标志。但是,不切实际地追求精确的严格的定义就又未免有点经院习气了。给咨询下定义也是如此。事实上,咨询是个模糊概念,它没有绝对的内涵和外延。什么是咨询?古今中外有各种各样的回答,真所谓众说纷纷,莫衷一是。在我国古代,“咨”、“询”、“诹”的大意是差不多 Defining things is a very difficult thing. If defined in principle, can cover all situations, but often can not explain any problem; if more specifically defined, the more concrete and more can not contain all the complexities of things. At the same time, things are developing and the definition of things can not be frozen. We need to define something as a sign of a certain stage of knowing something. However, the unrealistic pursuit of precise and strict definition is not a bit of a scholasticism. The same is true for consulting. In fact, consulting is a vague concept, it has no absolute connotation and denotation. What is Consultation? There are various kinds of replies from all over the world, both at home and abroad. In ancient China, “counseling”, “inquiry”, “诹” the effect is about the same