她肯定早就知道真相
“Xue Qin must have known the truth all along.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还有薛琴
“Xue Qin must have known the truth all along.”
她 肯定 早就知道真相
“Xue Qin must have known the truth all along.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Withholding the truth from close relations or investigators often reflects moral dilemmas, protective instincts, or self-preservation in Chinese social contexts.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
definitely long before / certainly already
Combines certainty ('肯定') with an early timeframe ('早就') to emphasize that knowledge was held well in advance.
to know the truth
Standard high-frequency collocation for uncovering or holding factual information regarding a mystery.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“She had known all along.”
“So she had depression long ago?”
“Since the truth is confirmed,”
“they already knew what was going to happen”