Man acts as though he were the shaper and master of language, while in fact language remains the master of man.

Man acts as though he were the shaper and master of language, while in fact language remains the master of man.

人的行为就好像他是语言的塑造者和主人，而事实上语言仍然是人类的主人。

-- Martin Heidegger 马丁·海德格尔