还是不要出门的好
“Old Madam, it would be best not to go outside.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
老夫人
“Old Madam,”
还是 不要出门 的好
“Old Madam, it would be best not to go outside.”
万一遇到了什么
“If anything were to happen to you,”
“It is dangerous outside right now, so please stay put so I don't get blamed if something happens to you.”
When subordinates or younger family members advise an elder like the 'Old Madam', direct imperatives are taboo; indirect phrasing like 'it is better to' preserves hierarchy and respect.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it would be better to...; it's best that...
A very common structure used to soften advice or recommendations so they do not sound like direct commands.
to go out; to leave home
Everyday verb-object phrase used whenever stepping out of the house for errands, work, or travel.
Part of the '还是...的好' framing construction, nominalizing the clause to affirm that this course of action is the advisable state.
