And syntax uses another neat trick, this is defined by Wilhelm von Humboldt as the "Infinite use of finite media."

语法使用了另一种神奇的把戏,威廉·冯·洪堡,将之定义为"有限域的无限应用"

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

It's a course which is absolutely fascinating in all sorts of ways, and it has one very important thing in common with literary theory: that is to say, literary criticism is, too, perpetually concerned with the definition of literature.

这门课在各方面都很棒，而且它与文学理论有一个重要的相似之处：,即文学评论也永远会关注，文学的定义问题。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选