不仅是身体和血肉
“it was not only her body and flesh;”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
为了能让自己时刻警觉
“To keep herself on guard at all times,”
不仅是 身体和血肉
“it was not only her body and flesh;”
“she even made her heart turn utterly cold and ruthless.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In classical martial and political cultivation narratives, hardening the heart beyond mere physical training is considered essential to absolute vigilance and survival.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not only / not merely
Used to introduce an initial condition before adding an even stronger point with '也' or '而且'.
flesh and blood
A literary term referring to physical human vulnerability or mortal constitution.