"無きにしも非ず" meaning in 日本語

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Phrase

  1. 無いというわけではない。僅かながらある。
    Sense id: ja-無きにしも非ず-ja-phrase-GYWtRj7y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 無きに等しい
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          "text": "この表現の故に、一部の人々は彼の独創性を見落して、彼への高い評価を躊躇したことも無きにしも非ずと思える。一般知識階級の間に最も多く読まれた「哲学ノート」や「人生論ノート」を見る時、その独自な見解とその整正な表現との調和に、私は驚嘆する。"
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        "無いというわけではない。僅かながらある。"
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