FORM/USE: 'NOT' + STANCE ADVERB, HEDGING
EGP #1199 | C1 | NEGATION / negation Can use 'not' + stance adverb, often in a mid position, to soften the directness of a statement. Lexical range: N/A
他的解释并不算清晰。
His explanation was ___not ___exactly ___clear.
电影不错，但不完全是我预期的。
The movie was good, but ___not ___exactly what I expected.
她不一定是错的，但还有其他方法可以考虑。
She's ___not ___necessarily wrong, but there are other approaches to consider.
我关上窗户后，外面的噪音并不真的是个问题。
The noise outside was ___not ___really a problem once I closed the window.
情况其实并没有看起来那么严重。
The situation is ___not ___actually as serious as it seems.