一时不察被偷袭
“I let my guard down and got ambushed.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
铁英用暗器
“used hidden weapons.”
一时不察 被偷袭
“I let my guard down and got ambushed.”
果然
“Just as I thought.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Attributing defeat to an unexpected sneak attack rather than inferior ability protects the speaker's dignity as a capable fighter.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
due to a momentary lapse in vigilance
A slightly formal, four-character phrasing used to explain how an oversight or slip occurred.
to be ambushed / sneak-attacked
Common passive construction referring to being caught off-guard by a surprise strike.