| 单词 | not necessarily |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnot necessarily b. not necessarily (used as a non-committal response to a question or suggestion): what has been said or suggested is not true in all respects or without qualification. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > expressions of doubt [phrase] don't (you) be too (also so) sure1731 I don't rightly know1741 not necessarily1886 where do we go from here?1917 your guess is as good as mine1939 1886 T. Hardy Mayor of Casterbridge xx, in Graphic 27 Feb. 242/2 ‘I am no scholar. And a companion to you, dear madam, must be a scholar.’ ‘Oh, not necessarily.’ 1920 D. H. Lawrence Women in Love viii. 91 ‘Vocational education isn't education, it is the close of education.’.. ‘Not necessarily,’ he said. a1984 A. Mitchell Heart on Left (1997) 14 Britain bathes behind locked doors... But surely Britain strips for love-making? Not necessarily. 1999 S. Stewart Sharking xiv. 234 ‘I've just had the most..boring night of my life with Bucky Leo and his one amazing brain cell.’.. ‘A no-go, then?’ ‘Not necessarily... He has one mighty fine body.’ < as lemmas |
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