甚至任用一个妇人当仵作
“even appointing a woman as a coroner.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“yet the Three Judicial Offices handle cases in ways that defy convention,”
甚至 任 用 一个妇人 当 仵作
“even appointing a woman as a coroner.”
王爷这次
“This time, Your Highness,”
“Hiring a woman for such a defiling post proves how reckless and illegitimate your department is.”
Coroners were historically marginalized due to handling corpses, and having a woman occupy such an official role severely challenged conservative feudal propriety.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to appoint; to assign to an official post
A formal, administrative verb used when referring to hiring or selecting personnel for office.
coroner; forensic examiner in ancient China
Historical term designating investigators who examined corpses, a profession traditionally considered taboo or low-status.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“They said no woman had ever been a coroner.”
“I must find my own path”
“The renowned Imperial Coroner herself”
“you're the only female coroner.”
“As the only coroner in the Imperial Garden,”
“(I vowed to become an excellent coroner,)”