neither
indef
det, indef pron not one nor the other of two (二者)都不.
(a) (det):Neither boy is to blame. 兩個男孩子都不應責怪.
Neither answer is correct. 兩個答案都不對.
I saw neither Mr nor Mrs Smith at church. 我在教堂里既沒看見史密斯先生也沒看見他太太.
Neither one of us could understand German. 我們倆沒一個懂德語的.
In neither case was a decision reached. 對這兩種情況都未做出決定.
(b) (pron)
I chose neither of them. 這兩個我都不要.
`Which is your car?' `Neither, mine's being repaired.' `哪輛汽車是你的?'`這兩輛都不是, 我的正在修理.'; neither, adv
1 not either 也不 (used before a modal v or aux v placed in front of its subject 用於主語前面的情態動詞或助動詞之前)
He doesn't like Beethoven and neither do I. 他不喜歡貝多芬的作品, 我也不喜歡.
I haven't been to New York before and neither has my sister. 我以前沒去過紐約, 我妹妹也沒去過.
`Did you see it?' `No.' `Neither did I.' `你看見那個了嗎?'`沒看見.'`我也沒看見.'
2 neither...nor not...and not 既不...也不
He neither knows nor cares what happened. 他對發生的事情不聞不問.
The hotel is neither spacious nor comfortable. 這旅館既不寬敞也不舒服.
?? 考研助記
n(no不)+either(二者任選一)即非二選一, 都不
?? 擴展釋義
*['naie?]ad. 皆不, 兩個都不a. (兩者)都不的pron. 兩者都不conj. 既非, 既不相關詞組: in neither case neither...nor...