他非但没有警醒
“he showed no sign of awakening,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但多次劝阻
“Yet despite repeated admonitions,”
他 非但没有 警醒
“he showed no sign of awakening,”
反而泥足深陷
“but instead sank even deeper.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese moral and Buddhist philosophy, realizing one's missteps through external admonition is crucial; failing to wake up is seen as a severe moral failure.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not only did (he) not...
A formal correlative conjunction typically paired with '反而' (on the contrary) to introduce an adverse outcome.
to awaken to a danger; to take warning
A formal term indicating moral realization, heightened vigilance, or awareness of imminent missteps.
