HOUSE OF THE DRAGON · 第 1 季
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spoke to me in riddles

说话打哑谜 / 拐弯抹角

`speak in riddles` 字面意思是「用谜语说话」,引申为「说话含糊其辞、拐弯抹角,让人难以理解」。这里 Alicent 用它来形容人们在她母亲去世后对她说话的方式,没有直接表达同情。

When my mother died,
people only ever spoke to me in riddles.
All I wanted was for someone to say that they were sorry for what happened to me.