并不是非要嫁与男人
“shouldn't have to marry a man”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们女子
“We women”
并不是 非要 嫁与男人
“shouldn't have to marry a man”
才能活下去
“to survive.”
“I can survive perfectly well on my own, so do not assume I need to marry you or anyone else.”
Historically, women's survival depended entirely on marriage; subverting this formula reflects modern feminist empowerment framed in period or historical dialogue.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it is not at all necessary to / does not necessarily mean one must
Used to negate an absolute assumption or social pressure.
marry to (archaic/formal stylistic usage)
A literary or period-drama equivalent of modern '嫁给'.