► 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)
► 成句
しも [(1)しも] [無きにしも非ず] [liter] meaning: not necessarily rank: 3
☆ その可能性は無きにしも非ずだ (なきにしもあらず) ⇨ That possibility is not necessarily zero