又岂能未卜先知？
“How could I have foreseen everything?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我冒险借道给贵部 已是竭尽所能
“I did my best to let you pass through at great personal risk.”
又 岂能 未卜先知 ？
“How could I have foreseen everything?”
况且 贵军残部若是死在 我霄南郡内
“Besides, if your remaining troops died in my prefecture,”
“Do not blame me for what went wrong; I cannot see the future.”
In classical diplomatic rhetoric, invoking human limitations against supernatural foresight is a common tactic to shield oneself from blame while maintaining formal decorum.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to foresee; to have foreknowledge without prior signs
A classical four-character idiom frequently used in formal or semi-formal speech to argue that one could not have anticipated a problem.
how could one possibly
A high-register rhetorical construction used to express strong denial or rebuttal.
