“诠释循环”是理解诠释学的关键性概念之一。现代诠释学的所有经典作家都对它有过重要论述,他们的观点虽不尽相同,但他们都一致把循环视为诠释的理解之基本特征。循环的理解理论之兴起,是对传统认识论的挑战,它所提出的一系列耐人寻味的问题,为理解理论的发展注入了新的动力。 “Annotation cycle” is one of the key concepts to understand hermeneutics. All of the classical writers of modern hermeneutics have given an important account of it. Although their views are not the same, they all consistently regard the cycle as the basic feature of the understanding of interpretation. The rise of the theory of circular understanding is a challenge to the traditional epistemology. The series of intriguing questions it has put forward has given new impetus to understanding the development of the theory.