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1. ADV If you say that something is not necessarily the case, you mean that it may not be the case or is not always the case. 必要地[含糊]

Anger is not necessarily the most useful or acceptable reaction to such events. 生氣未必是對待此類事件最有用或最適合的反應。

2. CONVENTION If you reply "Not necessarily," you mean that what has just been said or suggested may not be true. 不一定

"He was lying, of course."—"Not necessarily."

“他當然是在撒謊?！薄安灰欢??！?/p>

3. ADV If you say that something necessarily happens or is the case, you mean that it has to happen or be the case and cannot be any different. 必然地

Brookman & Langdon were said to manufacture the most desirable pens and these necessarily command astonishingly high prices. 據(jù)說布魯克曼蘭登公司制造的鋼筆最令人滿意，而這必然地導致高得驚人的價格。