not necessarily

POSSIBLEpossibly, but not certainly 不一定

That is not necessarily true.

那未必是真的。

Expensive restaurants aren’t necessarily the best.

昂贵的餐馆不一定是最好的。

Having this disease does not necessarily mean that you will die young.

患上此病不一定就会早逝。

‘So the school will have to close down, then?’ ‘Not necessarily.’

“那么这所学校得关闭了？”“也不一定。”

Examples from the Corpus

not necessarily• "Are women getting better roles in movies?" "Not necessarily."• But no I hadn't, not necessarily.• But even if the court rules that there is no such federal right, it would not necessarily affect the Oregon law.• Does he accept that some people prefer to prepare for international emergencies and not necessarily be involved in the local scene?• Bigger is not necessarily better.• Chapters, not necessarily in this order, on: Agriculture, forests and fisheries.• Country Jacobitism and legitimism were not necessarily incompatible.• Neural networks can produce very good answers, though not necessarily optimum solutions, in remarkably short times.• Recollections of past events do not necessarily shape policy, but they certainly influence the thinking of the individual who shapes policy.• Other facets of self-esteem may be poor, but are not necessarily so.• That is not necessarily true.

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