He feels that humans have so many sensory desires and ingrained prejudices that our hearts and minds are fettered, and humanity, duty, propriety and wisdom are suppressed. If at this point one advocates humanity and duty, they will only be debased and distorted.
他認為人嗜欲太多、成見牢固，束縛了心，把仁義禮智四端壓抑住了，此時提倡仁義，仁義反而變質扭曲。