“相”有“湘、向”二音,具“交互”、“察看”、“容貌”、“辅助”诸义。这里同读“湘”音,在意义和用法上容易混淆。要说的,是讲错的两种“相”。先看例句: 秦王与群臣相视而嘻。本自同根生,相煎何太急! 首句出自《廉颇蔺相如列传》。意思是:秦王与群臣你看看我,我看看你,谁也没有办法,只是愤怒而又无可奈何地发出“嘻”的声音。这里的“相”,自应解释为“互相”。这种用法,现在相当普遍,是大家都熟悉的。 “Phase” has two tones of “Xiang and Xiang”, with the meanings of “interaction”, “viewing”, “facial appearance” and “auxiliary”. Reading the “Xiang” sound here is confusing in meaning and usage. What I have to say is to talk about the two wrong “phases”. Let’s look at the example: The King of Qin and the courtiers look at each other. This is the first sentence from the “Lian Po Yuan Xiangru Biography.” Means: The King of Qin and the Honored Ministers look at me. I see you. No one can do anything. It is just an angry and helpless voice. The “phase” here should be interpreted as “mutually”. This usage, now quite common, is familiar to everyone.