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adv.not necessarily; may not
天在下雨,他不见得能来。
It's raining, so he might not be able to come.
不见得是他做的。
It's not necessarily him who did it.
较贵的东西不见得就较好。
The more expensive articles are not necessarily better.
他不见得马上就会释放的吧。
I don't think he will necessarily be released straight away.
不见得对
not necessarily correct
不见得可能
hardly possible
女性不见得非要模仿男性才能在商界叱咤风云。
Women do not necessarily have to imitate men to be successful in business.
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- Note"不见得" is different from "不一定". "不一定" means both subjective estimation and objective uncertainty; "不见得" represents only subjective estimation.