◎ 切磋琢磨 qiēcuō zhuómó[education as a gradual polishing process] 切、磋、琢、磨是指把骨头、象牙、玉石、石头等加工成器物。后用以比喻学习和研究问题时互相讨论,取长补短切磋琢磨,乃成宝器。——汉· 王充《论衡》-----------------国语辞典:切、磋、琢、磨为对玉石象牙等加工的各种方法。语本《诗经.卫风.淇奥》:「如切如磋,如琢如磨。」汉.毛亨.传:「治骨曰切,象曰磋,玉曰琢,石曰磨。」后比喻互相研究讨论,以求精进。唐.元稹〈戒励风俗德音〉:「士庶人无切磋琢磨之益,多销铄浸润之谗。」近互相研究反不相为谋英语 lit. cutting and polishing (idiom), fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences