英语词汇all mouth and no ears的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	all mouth and no ears
词源	all mouth and no ears. Proverbial for someone who tries to dominate every discussion, won’t listen, won’t yield the floor, and has a big mouth. The first recorded use of the term is un- clear, but similar sentiments have been expressed by writers since ancient times. Zeno of Citium (ca. 335–ca. 263 b.c.), the founder of the Stoic school, remarked to a pupil who talked in class excessively: “The reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is that we may hear more and talk less.”
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