"might makes right" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [英语]

Etymology: 为了押韵而如此翻译,仿译自古希臘語 δυνατὰ δὲ οἱ προύχοντες πράσσουσι καὶ οἱ ἀσθενεῖς ξυγχωροῦσιν (dunatà dè hoi proúkhontes prássousi kaì hoi astheneîs xunkhōroûsin,强者做自己能做的,弱者承受所必须承受的),出自修昔底德著《伯罗奔尼撒战争史》,5.89.1。
  1. 成王败寇,强权即公理
    Sense id: zh-might_makes_right-en-proverb-~6FbtVfJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: might is right Hyponyms: history is written by the victors, vae victis Related terms: kratocracy, kraterocracy, argumentum ad crumenam, Thesaurus:bossy

Alternative forms

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