自以为神不知鬼不觉
“He thought no one would notice.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“the murderer poured the remaining poison into the flowerpot.”
自以为 神不知鬼不觉
“He thought no one would notice.”
“He never expected you to arrive so quickly.”
“You foolishly thought you covered your tracks, but you were caught.”
Idioms like '神不知鬼不觉' reflect traditional beliefs in watchful spiritual forces; asserting that something escaped them emphasizes extreme stealth, though typically invoked when the perpetrator is ultimately caught.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
completely unnoticed; without a trace
A ubiquitous four-character idiom describing covert actions done so stealthily that no supernatural or mortal being could perceive them.
to assume mistakenly; to flatter oneself into believing
Carries an inherent critical or subjective nuance indicating that the belief held was actually incorrect.
