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nei·ther AHD[nē"Yər, nīʹ-] D.J.[ˈniːðə, ˈnaɪ-]K.K.[ˈniðɚ, ˈnaɪ-]adj.(形容词)- Not one or the other; not either:两者都不是的:非两者中的一个或另一个的;两个都不是的:Neither shoe feels comfortable.两只鞋都感觉不舒服
pron.(代词)- Not either one; not the one or the other:两者都不:非两者之一;不是这个,也不是另一个:Neither of the twins is here. Neither will do. Neither of them is incorrect.那对双胞胎都不在这里;两个都不行;他俩都对
conj.(连接词)- Not either; not in either case. Used with the correlative conjunctionnor : 均非:不是两者中的任一个;不在任一种情况下。和相关连词nor 连用: Neither we nor they want it. She neither called nor wrote. I got neither the gift nor the card.我们和他们都不要它。她既没打电话也没写信来。我既没得到礼物,也没得到贺卡
- Also not:也不:If he won't go, neither will she.若他不去,她也不去
adv.(副词)- Similarly not; also not:也不:一样不;也不:Just as you would not, so neither would they.正如你们不愿意一样,他们也不会答应的
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old English nāwther, nāhwæther influenced by æghwæther, ægther [either] * see either 源自 古英语 nāwther, nāhwæther 受 æghwæther的影响, ægther [也] * 参见 either
- nā [not] * see ne nā [不是的] * 参见 ne
- hwæther [which of two] * see k wo- hwæther [两个中的那一个] * 参见 k wo-
- According to the traditional rule,neither is used only to mean "not one or the other of two.” To refer to "none of several,”none is preferred: 按传统规则,neither 只用于表示“不是这个也不是另一个”。 要指“多个中一个也没有”时最好用none : None (not neither ) of the three opposition candidates would make a better president than the incumbent. · 三位反对党总统候选人中的任何一个 (不用 neither ) 都比在任者强。 ·
- The traditional rule also holds thatneither is grammatically singular: 传统规则还认为neither 在语法上是单数: Neither candidate is having an easy time with the press. 每一位候选人都被记者百般纠缠。
- However, it is often used with a plural verb,especially when followed byof and a plural: 但它常跟复数动词连用,尤其当后跟of 和一个复数名词时: Neither of the candidates are really expressing their own views. · 没有一位候选人真实地表达出他们的观点。 ·
- As a conjunctionneither is properly followed by nor, not or, in formal style: 作为一个连词,在正式文体中neither 后宜跟 nor 而不是 or : Neither prayers nor curses (not or curses ) did any good. See Usage Note at either ,every ,he 1none ,nor 1or 1祈祷和咒语(而不用 or curses ) 都不会起任何作用 参见 either,every,he1none,nor1or1
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