“消息”本是两个单音节词,表“消失”和“滋生”义,后因语义对立而经常连用表示反义关系。在现代汉语中,“消息”已演变成一个具有两个基本义项的常用词:①关于人或事物情况的报道;②音信。“消息”的古今词义和词性都有很大的差别,这是值得我们深入思考的问题。本文主要分析“消息”一词由词组发展为词的词义演变的具体历程,并简要分析“音信”义保留下来的原因。 “Message ” This is the two monosyllable words, the table “disappeared ” and “breeding ” meaning, because the semantic opposite and often used in conjunction to indicate the antonym. In modern Chinese, “news ” has evolved into a commonly used term with two basic meanings: ① stories about people or things; ② news. “Message ” ancient and modern meaning and part of speech are very different, it is worth our in-depth thinking. This article mainly analyzes the concrete process of the phrase “message” developing from the phrase to the word meaning and briefly analyzes the reason why the “letter” is retained.