没有转圜的余地了 已经押入死牢了
“there is no room for reversal. He's been sent to death row.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还有先皇的诏书
“and the late emperor's edict,”
没有转圜的余地 了 已经押入死牢了
“there is no room for reversal. He's been sent to death row.”
那苏醉蝶呢
“And what about Su Zuidie?”
“Give up; it is a done deal and nothing can save them now.”
In historical court contexts, once an imperial decree is enacted and a subject is sent to death row, questioning the verdict is treasonous, leaving zero room for negotiation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
room for turnaround or mediation
An idiomatic formal collocation used to indicate whether a crisis can still be negotiated or reversed.
remanded to death row
A classical historical term describing putting a condemned prisoner into maximum security for execution.
Signifies a change of state and underscores the finality of the current hopeless situation.
