a picture is worth a thousand words

短语

百闻不如一见

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别名

an image is worth a thousand words a picture paints a thousand words

释义与例句

prov.
  1. 1.

    A visualisation is a better description than a verbal description.

    百闻不如一见

    一幅画能画出千言万语

词源

Popularized following a 1911 speech given by Arthur Brisbane where he encouraged advertisers "Use a picture. It's worth a thousand words." By 1915, the phrase in its modern form is attested. A number of other phrases expressing the same idea are attested throughout the 1800s.

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