“意境”(或“界境”)自20世纪初王国维推出后，一直被视为中国古典美学研究中最重要的范畴之一。正因其重要，所以相关的著作和学术论文已是汗牛充栋，而且对它的理解似乎已有一些很难突破的成说定论。但是，另一方面，虽然对这一范畴的重要性学界没有人怀疑，可它到底是怎么 Since the introduction of Wang Guowei in the early 20th century, “mood” (or “boundary”) has always been regarded as one of the most important categories in the study of Chinese classical aesthetics. Because of its importance, the related books and academic papers are full of sweat, and there seems to be some hard-won conclusions about it. However, on the other hand, although there is no doubt in the academic community about the importance of this category, how can it be?