勝敗

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 勝敗 (しょうはい) is a noun collectively referring to the win-or-loss outcome of a contest.
• Basic usage: 試合の勝敗を分ける makes the game’s outcome what the final pitch determines, while 勝敗だけでなく adds effort as another value beyond the result.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Determining a result and widening evaluation
  • 勝敗を分ける means separating winner from loser, while 勝敗だけ restricts evaluation to the result. The following だけでなく explicitly expands that scope.