黎王妃本就因黎王去世伤心欲绝
“Princess Li was already heartbroken over Prince Li's death.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
黎王妃自戕了
“Princess Li committed suicide.”
黎王妃 本就 因黎王去世 伤心欲绝
“Princess Li was already heartbroken over Prince Li's death.”
“Out of grief, she tried to kill herself.”
“She had an obvious reason to kill herself, so nobody should suspect foul play.”
In traditional aristocratic narratives, extreme grief or self-sacrifice upon a spouse's demise was viewed as an expected demonstration of marital devotion and duty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
overcome with grief; heartbroken to the extreme
A formal four-character idiom (chengyu) used to describe overwhelming sorrow, often in dramatic or written contexts.
already; originally
Used to introduce an existing baseline condition that makes a subsequent outcome understandable.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“This is Princess Li. How dare you stop her?”
“How is Princess Li?”
“Who'd have thought Prince Li intended to rebel behind our backs?”
“It seems Prince Li fled via the secret canal. What do you plan to do?”
“You go investigate the Prince Li's Mansion again,”
“Prince Li's case has already occupied all your time.”