读过《天方夜谭》的同学知道,“夜谭”就是夜间说话、讲故事的意思,其实就是“夜谈”。那么,大家要奇怪了,为什么不直接写夜“谈”而要找个看似没多大关系的“谭”来呢?这得说到我国古代的一种习惯——“避讳”。古代,人们在说话和写文章时,遇到皇帝或尊长(如祖父)的名字以及与 The students who have read the “fantasy” know that “nightmare” means talking at night and telling the story, which is actually a “night talk.” Well, we should wonder why we should not directly write “talk” on the night and find “Tan” that seems to have little to do with the relationship between the two parties. This may be said of our ancient practice of “taboo.” In ancient times, when people spoke and wrote articles, they encountered the name of the emperor or elder (such as his grandfather)