也算是功过相抵了吧
“her merits cancel out her faults.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
依我看
“In my opinion,”
也 算是 功过相抵 了吧
“her merits cancel out her faults.”
是吧 侯
“Right, Your Lord...”
“Let's call it even and drop the matter without punishing anyone.”
In Chinese administrative and moral philosophy, evaluating an individual often involves balancing their historical contributions against current wrongdoings to avoid extreme punishment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
merits offset demerits; contributions cancel out errors
A classic four-character idiom frequently used when judging conduct or balancing someone's mistakes against their achievements.
can be considered as; might as well be counted as
Used to soften a conclusion or judgment, presenting it as acceptable though perhaps not ideal.
Marks the completion of an assessment or a change of status.
Softens the assertion into a tentative suggestion, seeking tacit agreement from the listener.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“has been offset by this merit.”
“is never as simple as offsetting one with the other.”
“his merits far outweigh his faults.”
“we'll count it as making up for it. Do you get what I mean?”
“offsetting her sin. She doesn't deserve to die.”
“How do I make amends?”