权当从未发生过
“Pretend it never happened.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
此事绝不能再提
“This must never be mentioned again.”
权当 从未发生过
“Pretend it never happened.”
“The palace banquet is in 7 days.”
“Act like it never happened; bringing it up will get us both killed.”
In high-stakes Chinese court intrigue, knowing too much is perilous; deliberately playing dumb and pretending secrets never existed is a crucial survival strategy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
treat as; act as if; regard for the moment as
A handy semi-formal expression used when consciously choosing to overlook an inconvenient reality or adopt a provisional mindset.
never happened before
Used to describe erasing or ignoring past events, often used in damage control or reconciliation scenarios.