ne'er + verb
ne'er 是 never 的古雅缩略形式,常用于诗歌或文学语境。
I ne'er shall forget that day.
我决不忘记那一天。
从不;永不;决不
never
决不
r not ever; at no time in the past or future
I will ne'er forget the kindness you showed me.
我绝不会忘记你对我展现的善意。
用法提示:ne'er 在本句中作副词,相当于 never,表示“决不、永不”,修饰动词 forget。
He ne'er once arrived late to class.
他从未迟到过一次课。
用法提示:ne'er 在本句中作副词,相当于 never,表示“从未”,修饰动词 arrived。
A wise person ne'er makes the same mistake twice.
聪明的人绝不会犯同样的错误两次。
用法提示:ne'er 在本句中作副词,相当于 never,表示“决不”,修饰动词 makes。
ne'er 是 never 的古雅缩略形式,常用于诗歌或文学语境。
I ne'er shall forget that day.
我决不忘记那一天。
She ne'er could lie.
她从不撒谎。
ne'er-do-well 是固定名词短语,指游手好闲的人。
He is a ne'er-do-well.
他是个无用之人。
grammar · medium
易错句子She lives ne'er the park.
正确表达She lives near the park.
ne'er和near发音相似,但意思不同:ne'er是never的缩写,意为‘决不’;near意为‘附近’。这里需要表示‘附近’,所以用near。
grammar · medium
易错句子The results ne'er supported the hypothesis.
正确表达The results never supported the hypothesis.
在正式现代英语中,应使用never而非古旧缩写ne'er。ne'er仅用于诗歌或古语,现代写作中不自然。
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