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N1 Lesson 4: 14/17

に止（とど）まらず
not limited to, not only...but also, not stopping at

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Verb + にとどまらず
Noun + （である）+ にとどまらず
［な］Adjective + である + にとどまらず
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  • [AにとどまらずB is a formal expression meaning "not only (the limited range of) A, but also B", "not limited to A, but also B"]
  • [This expression comes from the verb とどまる ("to stay"," to remain"), therefore, it literally means "not stopping at A"]
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間（はざま）博士（はかせ）の研究分野（けんきゅうぶんや）は遺伝学（いでんがく）にとどまらず、微生物学（びせいぶつがく）にまで及（およ）ぶ。
Doctor Hazama's field of research is not limited to genetics, but it also extends to microbiology.
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    • 会社（かいしゃ）ウェブサイト：「当社（とうしゃ）は製品（せいひん）を販売（はんばい）するにとどまらず、その商品（しょうひん）の設計（せっけい）もいたします。」
    Company website: "Our company is not only selling products but also designing them."
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    • 共感（きょうかん）は人間（にんげん）だけにとどまらず、動物（どうぶつ）にも見（み）られるものである。
    Compassion is not only limited to humans but is something that can also be observed in animals.
    [often used together with だけ]
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