这不能说明一切 (This cannot explain everything)
Grammar & Usage
How it works
This is a declarative sentence with a subject-verb-object structure. '这' (zhè) serves as the subject ('this'). '不能' (bù néng) is the negation of '能' (néng, can/be able to), meaning 'cannot'. '说明' (shuōmíng) is the verb meaning 'to explain/illustrate', and '一切' (yīqiè) is the object meaning 'everything'. The phrase expresses that a single point or factor is insufficient to fully account for a complex situation.
Sample sentences
虽然他道了歉，但这不能说明一切，他的行为依然需要被审视。
Although he apologized, this cannot explain everything; his actions still need to be scrutinized.
仅仅因为一份报告就下结论，显然这不能说明一切。
To draw a conclusion based solely on one report, obviously this cannot explain everything.
市场上的短暂波动，这不能说明一切，我们需要更长期的观察。
The short-term fluctuations in the market, this cannot explain everything; we need longer-term observation.
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Example
虽然他道了歉，但这不能说明一切，他的行为依然需要被审视。
Although he apologized, this cannot explain everything; his actions still need to be scrutinized.
仅仅因为一份报告就下结论，显然这不能说明一切。
To draw a conclusion based solely on one report, obviously this cannot explain everything.
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