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► 副詞
必ずしも  [(4)かならずしも]    meaning:  not necessarily  rank: 3
☆ その考えは必ずしも間違いではない ⇨ That idea is not altogether wrong  (☛ Always followed by negation as 必ずしも～ない)
☆ 多いのが必ずしも言い訳ではない ⇨ The more is not necessarily the better  (☛ Always followed by negation as 必ずしも～ない)
☆ 彼の言い分が必ずしも間違っている訳ではない ⇨ His view is not necessarily wrong  (☛ Always followed by negation as 必ずしも～ない)
☆ 必ずしも全ては無駄だったわけではない ⇨ Not everything was necessarily a waste  (☛ Always followed by negation as 必ずしも～ない)


More examples:
  • 必ずしも最初から順々にやる必要は無い ⇨ You don’t necessarily have to do it in order from the beginning
  • 社長というのは必ずしも居心地の良い立場ではない ⇨ The CEO is not necessarily a comfortable position to be in