“文如其人”这一命题很笼统、含糊,历代批评家总是站在各自的角度表达对这一论题的看法。本文正是从其中一种较为趋同的角度出发,尝试着阐述文为何不如其人。本文认为,“人”既包括创作个性和生活个性,“文”既反映思想内容又反映艺术风格,文如其人,正是在前一种涵义中提出。对人的复杂性动态性、文体的不全面理解,儒家的传统伦理的制约都可能导致文不如其人。同时,人格互补的理论从侧面曲折地解释了文为何不如其人。 “Man as the people ” This proposition is very general, vague, ancient critics always stand on their own point of view to express their views on this topic. This article is precisely from one of the more similar point of view, trying to explain why the text is inferior to others. This article argues that “person ” includes both the creative personality and personality, “text ” reflects both the content of the ideological and artistic style, as the text, it is proposed in the former meaning. Complexity of human dynamics, incomplete understanding of style, Confucian traditional ethical constraints may lead to the text is inferior to others. At the same time, the theory of complementarity of personality from the side of the twists and turns to explain why the text is inferior to others.