Triadic

三元论的

A term used to characterize a theory of meaning which postulates that there is an indirect relationship between linguistic forms and the entities states of affairs, etc., to which they refer (i.e. referents). Instead of a direct two-way relationship (a dualist theory), a third step is proposed, corresponding to the mental concept or sense of the linguistic form. The best-known triadic model is the ‘semantic triangle’ of C. K. Ogden (1889—1957) and I. A. Richards (1893—1979), presented in their book The Meaning of Meaning in 1923.

用来指一种意义理论，即假设语言形式与其所指称的实体、事态等等（即所指）之间的关系是非直接的，即不是直接二元对立关系（二元论），而是还有第三元，对应于语言形式的心理概念或涵义。最著名的三元模型是C. K.奥格登（1889—1957）和I. A.理查兹（1893—1979）在《意义的意义》（1923）一书中提出的“语义三角”。