“礼”在苟子那里有两类意义:一类是礼义,指道德原则,“达爱敬之文,而滋成行义之美者也”(《荀子·礼论》)。另一类是礼法,指宗法等级制度,使“贵贱有等,长幼有差,贫富轻重皆有称者也”(《苟子·富国》),这里的礼法便具有了最高准则的意义。而“法”在荀子思想中始终是作为规则的意义使用的。在荀子思想中,“礼法”第一次作为一个字词而使用,非荀子任意为之,也非偶然。它是在孔孟基础上,将礼做进一步外推,借用“义”“类”等 There are two kinds of meanings in Xunzi: one is etiquette, which refers to the principle of morality, the etiquette of Da’ai King, and the one that causes righteousness and righteousness. The other is the etiquette, referring to the patriarchal hierarchy, so that “there is a fair price and so on, there are differences between young and old, both rich and poor are also those who weigh” (“Xunzi · rich country”), where the law and order have the highest standards Meaning. The “law” is always used as a rule in Xunzi’s thought. In Xunzi’s thought, “etiquette” was used for the first time as a word, and non-Xunzi was not arbitrary, nor accidental. It is based on Confucius and Mencius, the etiquette to do further extrapolation, borrow “justice ” “class ” and so on