明知谢征未死
“he knew Xie Zheng was alive”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还有那贺敬元
“And that He Jingyuan—”
明知谢征未死
“he knew Xie Zheng was alive”
却瞒而不报
“but kept it a secret”
“He knew all along that Xie Zheng was alive, proving his malicious betrayal.”
In imperial Chinese bureaucracy and military hierarchies, deliberately withholding intelligence from superiors was treated as a severe crime punishable as treason.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
clearly knowing; knowing full well
Use this formal adverb before an action to emphasize willful culpability or deliberate disregard of facts.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Xie Zheng is alive?”
“Has Xie Zheng's body been found?”
“was truly worthy of such a title.”
“You care for Xie Zheng”
“Xie Zheng might be plotting something.”
“Xie Zheng only won a few battles by sheer luck.”