neither 英 [ˈnaɪðə(r)]   美 [ˈniðɚ, ˈnaɪ-]

neither

neither  英 [ˈnaɪðə(r)] 美 [ˈniðɚ, ˈnaɪ-]

conj. 也不;既不  adv. 两个都不;既不……也不  adj. 两者都不的 

Neither of them will stop quarreling. 他们谁也不愿停下争吵。
Neither answer is correct. 两个答案都不对。

  • When offered a choice between two things you don't like, you might choose neither. Whereas "either" means you would pick one, neither closes the door on both, saying you do "not" choose "either" one.
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  • conj. 也不;既不
  • adv. 两个都不;既不……也不
  • adj. 两者都不的
  • pron. 两者都不
  • 1. Neither of them will stop quarreling.

    他们谁也不愿停下争吵。

  • 2. Neither answer is correct.

    两个答案都不对。

  • 3. Neither of them has a car. Neither of them have a car.

    他们两个都没有汽车。

  • 4. 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。”

  • 5. He didn't remember and neither did I.

    他没记住,我也忘了。

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

    “我一个字都弄不懂。”“我也是。”

  • 7. Their house is neither big nor small.

    他们的房子不大也不小。

  • neither (conj.) Old English nawþer, contraction of nahwæþer, literally "not of two," from na "no" (from PIE root *ne- "not") + hwæþer "which of two" (see whether). Spelling altered c. 1200 by association with either. Paired with nor from c. 1300; earlier with ne. Also used in Old English as a pronoun. As an adjective, mid-14c.
nei·ther / ˈnaɪðə(r) ; NAmE ˈnaɪðər / / ˈniːðə(r) ; NAmE ˈniːðər / determiner , pronoun , adverb determiner , pronoun not one nor the other of two things or people 两者都不 Neither answer is correct. 两个答案都不对。 Neither of themhas/have a car. 他们两个都没有汽车。 They produced two reports, neither of whichcontained 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。” adverb 1 used to show that a negative statement is also true of sb/sth else (否定的陈述同样适用于其他人或物)也不 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。” ( informal) ‘I don't know.’ ‘ Me neither. “我不知道。”“我也不知道。” 2 neither… nor… used to show that a negative statement is true of two things (否定的陈述适用于两方面)既不…也不… 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。 GRAMMAR POINT 语法说明 neither / either After neitherand eitheryou use a singular verb. *neither 和 either 后用单数动词: Neither candidate was selected for the job. 申请这个工作的两个候选人都未获选上。 Neither ofand either ofare followed by a plural noun or pronoun and a singular or plural verb. A plural verb is more informal. *neither of 和 either of 后接复数名词或代词加单数或复数动词,用复数动词较非正式: Neither of my parents speaks/speak a foreign language. 我的父母都不会说外语。 When neither… nor…or either… or…are used with two singular nouns, the verb can be singular or plural. A plural verb is more informal. *neither ... nor ... 或 either ... or ... 与两个单数名词连用时,谓语动词可用单数或复数;用复数动词较非正式。 nei·ther / ˈnaɪðə(r) ; NAmE ˈnaɪðər /
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