岂是区区律法可以尽诛啊
“How can mere laws fully punish such evil?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
泯灭天良
“utterly devoid of conscience.”
岂是 区区律法 可以尽诛啊
“How can mere laws fully punish such evil?”
袁庆
“Yuan Qing's body”
“Their crimes are so monstrous that death by the penal code is far too lenient.”
Traditional Chinese jurisprudence balances statutory law with moral conscience; heinous breaches of human decency are often viewed as beyond the scope of mere penal statutes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how could it be; is it really
Used in formal or rhetorical speech to forcefully negate a premise.
mere; trivial; insignificant
Placed before a noun to belittle its size, scope, or capability relative to a larger problem.
completely execute; eradicate by punishment
A literary term reserved for sweeping capital punishment or total annihilation of wrongdoers.
Enhances the rhetorical weight and emotional sigh of moral indignation.
