either
indef det, indef pron one or the other of two （兩者中的）一個.
(a) (det)
You can park on either side of the street. 在街道的哪邊停車都可以.
Keep either one of the forms. 兩張表格保留哪張都行.
There's a staircase at either end (ie both ends) of the corridor. 走廊兩端都有樓梯.
(b) (pron) (used with a sing v 與單數動詞連用)
I've bought two cakes you can have either. 我買了兩塊蛋糕--你要哪塊都行.
Take one of the books on the table either of them will do. 從桌上拿一本書--兩本中哪本都可以. either, indef adv 1 (used after two negative vs 用於兩個否定式之後)
I don't like the red shirt and I don't like the green one either, ie I dislike both the red shirt and the green one. 我不喜歡這件紅襯衫, 也不喜歡這件綠襯衫.
Mary won't go and Peter won't go either. 瑪麗不去, 彼得也不去. (Cf 參看...and neither will Peter. )
He can't hear and he can hardly speak either. 他既聽不見也幾乎不能說話. =>Usage at also用法見also.
2 (used to emphasize a negative phrase 用於強調含否定意義的短語)
I know a good Italian restaurant. It's not far from here, either. 我知道一家很好的意大利餐館, 離這兒并不遠.
3 either...or... (used to show a choice of two alternatives 用於表示在兩個可能性中任擇其一)
either French or Spanish 或法國的或西班牙的
I left it either on the table or in the drawer. 我不是把它放在桌子上了, 就是放在抽屜里了.
You can either write or phone to request a copy. 既可以寫信也可以打電話索取一本.