neither X nor Y (parallel elements)
neither...nor...用于否定两个并列项,动词使用肯定形式。
I like neither coffee nor tea.
我既不喜欢咖啡也不喜欢茶。
也不;既不
也不(与nor连用);既非
也不(与nor连用)
Not either (used with nor).
Neither the manager nor the employees were aware of the change.
经理和员工都不知道这个变化。
用法提示:neither...nor...连接两个主语,表示两者都不。
She neither called nor sent an email to confirm.
她既没有打电话也没有发邮件确认。
用法提示:neither...nor...连接两个谓语动词,表示两者都不。
The product is neither cheap nor reliable.
这个产品既不便宜也不可靠。
用法提示:neither...nor...连接两个表语形容词,表示两者都不。
neither...nor...用于否定两个并列项,动词使用肯定形式。
I like neither coffee nor tea.
我既不喜欢咖啡也不喜欢茶。
主语由neither...nor连接时,谓语动词与nor后的名词保持数的一致。
Neither the teacher nor the students were present.
老师和学生都不在场。
He neither confirmed nor denied the rumor.
他既不确认也不否认那个传言。
grammar · medium
易错句子Neither John or Mary is coming to the party.
正确表达Neither John nor Mary is coming to the party.
错误:在否定两个选项时,应使用“neither...nor...”结构,而不是“neither...or...”。用“nor”才能正确表达“既不……也不……”的意思。
grammar · medium
易错句子Neither the teacher nor the students was present.
正确表达Neither the teacher nor the students were present.
错误:“neither...nor...”连接两个主语时,谓语动词的单复数应与最靠近的主语保持一致。此句中最近的主语是复数“students”,所以动词应用复数“were”。
either用于肯定句表示“两者中的任何一个”,与or搭配;neither用于否定句表示“两者都不”,与nor搭配。
nor必须与neither搭配使用或在否定句后表示追加否定,不能单独替代neither来开始一个否定选项。
既不……也不……
Neither the manager nor the assistant was available.
经理和助理都不在。
无关紧要;不切题
Your opinion is neither here nor there; we have to follow the rules.
你的意见无关紧要,我们必须遵守规则。
不多不少;恰好
It is neither more nor less than what we agreed on.
这正是我们商定的,不差分毫。
毫无道理;莫名其妙
There is neither rhyme nor reason in his behavior.
他的行为毫无道理。
不伦不类;既非此也非彼
The movie is neither one thing nor the other: not comedy, not drama.
这部电影不伦不类:既不是喜剧,也不是正剧。
既不确认也不否认
The company would neither confirm nor deny the rumor.
公司既不证实也不否认这一传闻。
无关紧要;离题
Whether you agree is neither here nor there; the decision has been made.
你同不同意都无关紧要;决定已经做出了。
不伦不类;非驴非马
The book is neither fish nor fowl—not quite a novel, not quite a memoir.
这本书不伦不类——既不算小说,也不算回忆录。
毫无道理;莫名其妙
There's neither rhyme nor reason to the new traffic rules.
新的交通规则毫无道理。
既不要向人借钱,也不要借钱给别人。
Polonius's advice to Laertes in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act I, Scene 3.
出自莎士比亚《哈姆雷特》第一幕第三场,波洛涅斯对雷欧提斯的忠告。
无论雨雪、炎热还是黑夜的阴暗,都不能阻止这些信使迅速完成他们指定的任务。
Often quoted as the unofficial motto of the U.S. Postal Service, adapted from Herodotus.
常被引为美国邮政的非正式格言,语出希罗多德。
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