可曾对得起朝廷的信任
“Did you live up to the court's trust?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可曾尽力
“Did you give it your all?”
可曾对得起朝廷的信任
“Did you live up to the court's trust?”
胡闹
“Ridiculous.”
“You have utterly failed the imperial court and have no right to make excuses.”
In traditional Chinese political thought, an official's moral standing is judged by their loyalty to the court and duty to the sovereign.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to live up to; to be worthy of
Commonly used in both formal and daily speech to express being worthy of someone's trust, effort, or sacrifice.
have ever; did ever
A literary rhetorical marker used in formal questions to press someone on past actions.