things seen are mightier

分词短语可以是一个词,也可以是一个短语

这里的Things seen are mightier than things heard其实写全了就是:

Things that are seen are mightier than things that are heard.

seen和heard这里作为形容词,表示“被听到的、被看见的”,这一类由分词而来的形容词是要后置的

这里的seen和heard是一个词的,短语形式的例如:

The story believed by all the children is actually not true.

所有孩子都相信的这个故事其实不是真的.

believed by all the children就是一个后置的分词短语,修饰story