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nothing short of

非…莫属 / 只有…才能

`nothing short of...` 强调只有达到某种程度或条件,才能满足需求或达到目的。这里表示「恐怕只有直接继承铁王座的人才能满足他」,暗示 Corlys Velaryon 胃口很大。

He would not be like to take it well.
I fear nothing short of a direct line to the Iron Throne would satisfy him.
You should also consider that we find ourselves
nothing short of — HOUSE OF THE DRAGON S01E02 · ReelWord