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allowed to thrive

任其猖獗 / 聽任其繁榮發展

「thrive」原意是繁榮、興旺。在這裡,與「crime」搭配,「allowed to thrive」指的是犯罪活動被縱容,以至於在城市中大肆滋長、猖獗不已。通常這個詞組用在積極語境,這裡是反諷用法。

My brother's city has fallen into squalor.
Crime of every breed has been allowed to thrive.
No longer.
allowed to thrive — HOUSE OF THE DRAGON S01E01 · ReelWord