“但请告诉我们,您究竟为了什么杀了他?” “是为了爱情。”
“但請告訴我們,您究竟爲了什麼殺了他?” “是爲了愛情。”
"But tell us, just what did you kill him for?" "For love."
Meaning
to go to the bottom of a matter
after all
when all is said and done
(in an interrogative sentence) finally
outcome
result
Examples
“但请告诉我们,您究竟为了什么杀了他?” “是为了爱情。”
“但請告訴我們,您究竟爲了什麼殺了他?” “是爲了愛情。”
"But tell us, just what did you kill him for?" "For love."
那裡究竟發生了什麼事?
What exactly happened there?
究竟谁要负责?
究竟誰要負責?
Who exactly is responsible?
汤姆究竟在做什么?
湯姆究竟在做什麼?
What exactly does Tom do?
人获得自由,究竟意味着什么?难道就是从一个牢笼里巧妙地逃出来,其实只是置身于另一个更大的牢笼。
人獲得自由,究竟意味着什麼?難道就是從一個牢籠裏巧妙地逃出來,其實只是置身於另一個更大的牢籠。
What does obtaining freedom really mean? It may seem like cleverly escaping out of a cage, but one just ends up in another bigger cage.
Grammar
究竟
Jiujing I Wonder (究竟) · B1 · TOCFL b1