No thanks to your burglar. He had the nous to play for time.
你的飞贼一点都帮不上忙。他懂得用脑子拖延时间。
Since the law in question considerably magnifies penalties when the misconduct is " wilful" , the omission was potentially disastrous—and could only have been caught by someone with the right combination of legal and linguistic nous.
由于相关法律在不当行为是“故意”时会大大加重处罚,因此这种疏忽可能是灾难性的——而且只能被具有法律和语言常识的正确组合的人抓住。