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nei·ther /ˈnaɪðə(r); ˈniː-/ conj. | a. | pron. | ad. | phr.
I conj.
也不
John can't swim, neither can I. 约翰不会游泳，我也不会。
He could not dance, neither could he sing. 他不会跳舞，也不会唱歌。
I haven't read the book; neither do I intend to read it. 这本书我没看过，也不想看。
II a.
[与单数名词连用](两者之中)均无的，两者皆非的
Neither hand is clean. 两只手都不干净。
They may end up being happy in neither situation. 在这两种情况下他们都不会有幸福的结局。
In neither case can I agree. 两种情况下我都不能同意。
One out of every 6 children is living with only one or neither parent. 每6个小孩中就有1个只跟父亲或母亲住或者跟父母亲都不住在一起。
III pron.
(两者之中)无一个
Neither can win. 两者中没有一个能获胜。
Neither was suffering pain. 两人都无痛感。
Neither of them has (或 have) replied. 他们两人都没有答复。
These two books are neither of them very good. 这两本书都不是很好。
They neither of them wanted to go. 他们两个都不想去。
IV ad.
1. 也不
A: I don't smoke. B: Neither do I. (或〈口〉Me neither.) 甲：我不抽烟。乙：我也不抽烟。
A: Is the mirror round or square? B. Neither, it's oval. 甲：那面镜子是圆的还是方的? 乙：都不是，是椭圆的。
His father wouldn't give him any money, and (或 but) neither would he lend him any. 他父亲分文不肯给他，也不肯借一点给他。
Just as I can't swim, so neither can my son. 我不会游泳，我的儿子同样也不会。
If you don't go, neither shall I. 要是你不去，我也不去。
2. 〈方〉〈口〉也 (= either)
I don't know that neither. 那件事我也不知道。
I've nothing against you, nor against her neither. 我说不出你有什么不好，也说不出她有什么不好。
If she won't go, I won't neither. 要是她不去，我也不去。
◇注解neither 作形容词或代词时，在不严谨的语言结构中有时也可用于两个以上的人或物 [<OE nāwther < nāhwæther < nā not + hwæther which of two; 见 WHETHER] phr. neither here nor there 见 here
neither ...nor (或〈口〉or) ... (既)不…也不…，(既)非…也非…
Neither Peter wanted the responsibility, nor did his wife. 彼得不想担此责任，他妻子也不想担此责任。
Neither was John clever, nor Mary pretty. 约翰并不聪明，玛丽也不漂亮。
John neither has long hair, nor does he wear jeans. 约翰既不留长发，也不穿牛仔裤。
Neither the girls nor John is to blame. 不该怪女孩子们，也不该怪约翰。
Neither John nor I am in the wrong. 约翰和我两人都没错。
Neither my father nor I were there. 我和我父亲都不在那儿。
Neither he nor his wife has arrived. 他和他妻子都还没有到达。
He could neither read nor write. 他既不会读也不会写。
She looked neither to the right nor to the left. 她既不看右边也不看左边。
A good teacher must be neither too strict nor too weak. 好的教师应该既不太严厉又不太软弱。
She neither drinks, smokes, nor eats meat. 她不喝酒，不抽烟，也不吃肉。
He touched neither coffee nor (或 or) tea. 他不喝一口咖啡，也不沾一口茶。 |