| 释义 |
I-thou|ˈaɪðaʊ|
[tr. G. ich-du (M. Buber (1923) Ich und Du 9), f. I pers. pron., 1st sing. nom. + thou pers. pron., 2nd sing. nom.]
Used attrib. of a personal relationship between man and God. Also transf.
1937R. G. Smith tr. Buber's I and Thou i. 3 The primary words are not isolated words, but combined words. The one primary word is the combination I-Thou. The other primary word is the combination I-It. Ibid., If Thou is said, the I of the combination I-Thou is said along with it. 1958Church Times 14 Feb. 10/3 Am I really prepared to obey God, in the utter loneliness of the ‘I-Thou’ relationship, even if it means the actual hatred of other people? 1961English Studies Oct. 323 But Dr Esch also stresses the differences: while the other of the love-poetry is an equal partner, his God is totaliter aliter, which makes for a completely different I-Thou relation. 1967C. Davis Question of Conscience 223 We may first take the I-Thou relationship of deep personal commitment. 1967Guardian 19 May 9/1 When any chorus stands up to sing..it is so much more an I-Thou affair than opera. |