“差强人意”是一个在各种媒体上出现频率很高的成语,但是,对于它的理解和运用,却存在着很大的分歧,出现了一个颇为尴尬的现象。在《现代汉语词典》中对“差强人意”是这样解释的:“大体上还能使人满意:那几幅画都不怎么样,只有这一幅梅花还差强人意。”但人们在使用过程中多数 The “unsatisfactory” is an idiom that appears frequently in various media. However, there is a great deal of disagreement about its understanding and application. A rather awkward phenomenon has emerged. In “Modern Chinese Dictionary” on “unsatisfactory” is explained: “In general it can make people satisfied: those paintings are not good, only this plum is still unsatisfactory.” However, the majority of people in the process of using