the pen is mightier than the sword

短语

文胜于武，笔胜于剑

发音

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释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    More influence and power can be usurped by writing than by fighting.

    文胜于武，笔胜于剑

    笔胜于剑

    习语

    If my teachers had not told me that the pen is mightier than the sword, if my parents had not told me that I have to respect books, I would not have developed that respect for knowledge.

词源

This phrasing due to Bulwer-Lytton, 1839. The sentiment is traditional, and has many antecedents; see Wikipedia.

来源：wiktionary