汉英语言的大多数词汇是任意而又约定俗成的语言符号,名称与事物之间没有自然的、本质的联系.墨子曾说,名是“通约”的“无固是(实)”.(《墨子闲诂·经上》)荀子说,“名无固宜,约之以命,约定俗成谓之宜,异于约则谓之不宜.名无固实,约之以命实,约定俗成谓之实名.”(《荀子集解·正名》)英国大文豪莎士比亚也借其笔下人物口说: Most of the vocabularies in both Chinese and English languages ​​are arbitrary and conventional language signs, and there is no natural and essential connection between the name and the thing, and Mozi once said that the name is “solidarity” (“solidarity”). (“Mozhong chimera · Sutra”) Xunzi said, “the name is not appropriate, about the order of life, the conventions of what is appropriate, different from the agreement that is not appropriate. The real name. ”(“ Xunzi Jike · correct name ”) Great British writer Shakespeare also by his pen mouth said: