越发变得专横跋扈了
“you've grown increasingly overbearing.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Commandery Prince An, after all these years in the Three Judicial Offices,”
越发变得专横跋扈了
“you've grown increasingly overbearing.”
“There's been progress in Prefect Liu's case.”
“He is abusing his power and must be reined in before he ruins us.”
In traditional Confucian bureaucracy, maintaining moderation and humility is paramount; becoming domineering invites legitimate political condemnation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
imperious and overbearing; despotic
A formal four-character idiom (chengyu) used to criticize tyrannical, arrogant behavior in power figures.
all the more; increasingly
Used as an adverb before verbs or adjectives to denote a progressive intensification.
Marks a change of state, highlighting the worsening of someone's behavior over time.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Marquis Muyang possesses only an arrogant demeanor,”
“Such behavior is incredibly arrogant.”
“are tyrannical now, and our country is almost ruined.”
“is arrogant and oversteps her bounds,”
“become so fierce and ruthless?”
“wouldn't have been so influential today.”
“he would go even further.”