《隐秀》篇主旨是关于意象建构的审美规范。言外之意是“隐”，即“文外之重旨”，它分语言表层和深层两层意蕴。秀是“篇中之独拔者也”。两者是互相包容，相互统一的。 The theme of “hidden show” is the aesthetic standard about the image construction. Implicit meaning is “hidden”, that is, “the main purpose of the text,” which sub-language surface and deep meaning of the two layers. Show is “articles of the solitary person also.” The two are mutually inclusive and mutually unifying.