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neither

美 [ˈnaɪðər]英 [ˈnaɪðə(r)]
  • adv.(否定的陈述同样适用于其他人或物)也不;(否定的陈述适用于两方面)既不…也不…
  • det./pron.两者都不
  • conj.也不
  • adj.(两者)都不的
neitherneither

pron.

两者都不
not one nor the other of two things or people

Neither answer is correct.

两个答案都不对。

Neither of them has/have a car.

他们两个都没有汽车。

They produced two reports, neither of which contained any useful suggestions.

他们提交了两个报告,都没有任何有用的建议。

‘Which do you like?’ ‘Neither. I think they're both ugly.’

“你喜欢哪一个?”“两个都不喜欢,我觉得两个都很难看。”

adv.

1

(否定的陈述同样适用于其他人或物)也不
used to show that a negative statement is also true of sb/sth else

He didn't remember and neither did I.

他没记住,我也忘了。

I hadn't been to New York before and neither had Jane .

我以前没有去过纽约,简也没去过。

‘I can't understand a word of it.’ ‘ Neither can I .’

“我一个字都弄不懂。”“我也是。”

‘I don't know.’ ‘ Me neither .’

“我不知道。”“我也不知道。”

2

(否定的陈述适用于两方面)既不…也不…
used to show that a negative statement is true of two things

I neither knew nor cared what had happened to him.

我既不知道也不关心他出了什么事。

Their house is neither big nor small.

他们的房子不大也不小。

Neither the TV nor the video actually work/works.

电视机和录像机都坏了。

neither

频次

  • 1
    CONJ-COORD-NEG 既不…(也不…)
    You use neither in front of the first of two or more words or expressions when you are linking two or more things which are not true or do not happen. The other thing is introduced by 'nor'.

    Professor Hisamatsu spoke neither English nor German...

    久松教授既不会讲英语,也不会讲德语。

  • 2
    DET-NEG 两个都不;(两者之中)无一个
    You use neither to refer to each of two things or people, when you are making a negative statement that includes both of them.

    At first, neither man could speak.

    起初,两个人都不会说。

  • 3
    CONJ-COORD-NEG 也不;都不
    If you say that one person or thing does not do something and neither does another, what you say is true of all the people or things that you are mentioning.

    I never learned to swim and neither did they...

    我从没学过游泳,他们也没有。

  • 4
    CONJ-COORD-NEG (用于否定陈述后,强调要引出另一否定陈述)也不
    You use neither after a negative statement to emphasize that you are introducing another negative statement.

    I can't ever recall Dad hugging me. Neither did I sit on his knee.

    我不记得爸爸曾经抱过我,我也没在他膝盖上坐过。

  • 5
    PHRASE 不相干;无关紧要
    If you say that something is neither here nor there, you mean that it does not matter because it is not a relevant point.

    'I'd never heard of her before I came here.' — 'That is neither here nor there.'

    “来之前我从未听说过她。”——“那没什么。”

  • 6
    不要混淆 neither 和 none 的用法。neither 是对两个人或物的否定,如:Neither had close friends at university (两个人在上大学时都没有亲密的朋友);neither of 的用法与 neither 相同,后跟代词或名词短语,如:Neither of them spoke (两个人都不说话),Neither of these extremes is desirable (两个极端都不可取);注意可以在单数可数名词前使用 neither,如:Neither side can win (双方都赢不了)。在否定三个或三个以上的人或物时,使用 none,如:None could afford the food (没有人买得起这些食物);none of 的用法与 none 相同,后跟代词或名词短语,如:None of them had learned anything (他们中谁也没学到任何东西),None of his companions answered (他的同伴谁也没吭声)。
    D

adj

1
not either;not one or the other

数据来源:WordNet

  1. The snipe said angrily , " Listen , you clam , it 's not going to rain today , neither will it tomorrow . Then you 'll die from thirst . So quick ! Let me off ! "

    鹬生气地说:“蚌你听着,今天不下雨,明天也不下雨,就把你渴死了,你还不快松开!”

  2. I don 't know that neither .

    那个我也不知道。

  3. Life was harder then because neither of us had a job .

    那时生活比较艰苦,因为我俩都没有工作。

  4. She had neither the time nor the inclination to help them .

    她既没有时间也不愿意帮助他们。

  5. Their house is neither big nor small .

    他们的房子不大也不小。

  6. They produced two reports , neither of which contained any useful suggestions .

    他们提交了两个报告,都没有任何有用的建议。

  7. What might have happened is neither here nor there .

    曾经发生过什么事已经都不重要了。

  8. I hadn 't been to New York before and neither had Jane .

    我以前没有去过纽约,简也没去过。

  9. Neither of them has / have a car .

    他们两个都没有汽车。

  10. Neither of them is currently in paid employment .

    他们俩目前都没有挣钱的差事。

  11. No building can stand without firm foundations , and neither can a marriage .

    没有稳固的基础,建筑就不牢靠,婚姻也是如此。

  12. Neither party is willing to compromise and herein lies the problem .

    双方都不愿意妥协,问题就在这里。

  13. Neither candidate was selected for the job .

    申请这个工作的两个候选人都未获选上。

  14. I neither knew nor cared what had happened to him .

    我既不知道也不关心他出了什么事。

  15. Despite his boasts that his children were brilliant , neither of them went to college .

    尽管他夸赞他的两个孩子聪明,他们却都没念上大学。

  16. Neither answer is correct .

    两个答案都不对。

  17. Neither candidate won outright .

    两个候选人谁也没干脆利落地获胜。

  18. At first , neither man could speak .

    起初,两个人都不会说。

  19. As far as I could tell , neither of us was under observation .

    据我所知,我们俩都没有受到监视。

  20. Neither of them felt like going back to sleep

    他俩都不想回去睡觉。

  21. He had neither the time nor the inclination to think of other things

    他没有时间也不愿意去考虑其他事情。

  22. I take it that neither of you reads ' The Times '

    我觉得你们俩都不读《泰晤士报》。

  23. I can give you neither an opinion nor any advice

    我既不能给你意见,也不能提供任何建议。

  24. He likes his tea neither too hot nor too cold

    他想要杯不凉不热的茶。

  25. Neither Anna nor I are interested in high finance .

    安娜和我对巨额融资都不感兴趣。

  26. Contrary to what you might think , neither man was offended .

    你也许以为那两个人生气了,但实际上正相反,两个人都没有生气。

  27. Neither of them were prepared to go into the detail of their talks .

    他们俩都没准备要详细说明他们会谈的情况。

  28. Neither author was very strong on narrative .

    两个作者都不是很善于讲故事。

  29. Antibiotics were of no use , neither were other pharmaceuticals .

    抗生素没有效果,其他药物也没有作用。

  30. Neither side would disclose details of the transaction

    双方均不肯披露交易细节。

  • 词语搭配

neither与以下词性连用

v.

neither confirm nor deny

既不证实也不否认

n.

neither candidate

两位候选人都不…

neither man

两人都不…

neither party

两个党派都不…

neither side

双方都不…

neither team

两个队伍都不…

同义词

adv.

nor

conj.

or