neither

B1 CET-4 Oxf 3000 初中 FREQ #1010 ★★★★☆

adv. 皆不, 两个都不 a. (两者)都不的 pron. 两者都不 conj. 既非, 既不

发音

UK /ˈnaɪ.ðə/
UK /ˈniː.ðə/
US /ˈnaɪ.ðɚ/
AU
US /ˈni.ðɚ/
其它 /ˈneɪ.ðə(ɹ)/
IN /nɛj.d̪ɐ(r)/
其它 /nɛj.d̪ɐ(r)/

别名

needer

教材释义与例句

副词

两个都不；既不……也不

used to show that a negative statement is also true about another person or thing

代词

两者都不

连词

也不；既不

used when mentioning two things that are not true or possible

释义与例句

adv. B1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Similarly not.

    Just as you would not correct it, neither would I.

    Neither can she stop him, nor can he stop her.

    Neither now, nor ever will he forsake his mother.

det. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Not one of two; not either; not one or the other.

    Neither definition seems correct.

pron. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Not either one of two.

    I’ve tried on both shirts, but neither fits properly.

    Her words of advice will help neither of us.

conj. B2
  1. 1.

    Not either (used with nor).

    不X也不X

    Neither you nor I likes it.

  2. 2.

    Nor.

    古体

相关短语

neither here nor there 不中肯, 与题目不相干, 不重要, 与...无关的 neither fish nor fowl 不伦不类,非驴非马,四不象 neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring 男不男女不女 neither fish, flesh, nor fowl neither fish nor flesh 不伦不类,非驴非马,不三不四 neither a borrower nor a lender be neither … nor 不……也不…… neither fish nor flesh, nor good red herring neither use nor ornament let not the sun go down upon one's wrath, neither give place to the devil make neither head nor tail of common sense is neither common nor sensical makes neither head nor tail of making neither head nor tail of made neither head nor tail of

词源

Alteration (after either) of nauther, from Middle English neiþer, from Old English nāwþer, contraction of nāhwæþer, corresponding to no + whether. Compare Latin neuter (“neither”). By surface analysis, not + either.

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