竟然如此理直气壮
“How can you sound so self-righteous”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你到底想做什么?
“What exactly are you trying to do?”
竟然 如此 理直气壮
“How can you sound so self-righteous”
“when you were the one who played tricks first?”
“How dare you act like you did nothing wrong!”
In Chinese conflict dynamics, being caught doing wrong is expected to provoke shame; acting confident instead is viewed as shameless audacity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
speaking or acting with complete confidence and self-righteousness
Commonly used to describe someone who acts bold because they believe they are fully justified, or ironically when an offender acts brazenly.