| 单词 | the pen is mightier than the sword |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe pen is mightier than the sword e. the pen is mightier than the sword and variants: the written (or spoken) word is more effective than violence. ΚΠ 1582 G. Whetstone Heptameron Ciuill Disc. iii. sig. I.i (margin) The dashe of a Pen, is more greeuous then the counterbuse of a Launce.] 1839 E. Bulwer-Lytton Richelieu ii. ii. 39 Beneath the rule of men entirely great The pen is mightier than the sword. 1891 J. Mackay Sitter on Rail 31 Brute force compared with subtle will is naught; The pen is mightier than the sword—or fist. 1948 T. A. Bailey Man in Street 303 The rattling of the presses is no less to be feared than the rattling of the machine guns, and the censor's pen is mightier than the sword. 2003 News of World (Nexis) 7 Sept. All schools must sign the anti-bullying charter. And bullies must learn that the pen really is mightier than the sword! < as lemmas |
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