Word · Frequency #29
OR
或;还是
Used to link two or more alternatives.
- 1.
Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc., each of which could make a passage true.
- 2.
Inclusive or; either one proposition or the other is true or both.
包含或;两个命题中至少一个为真,或两者皆为真。
- 3.
An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.
- 4.
A lexical symbol to implement inclusive or in a computer language.
在计算机语言中实现包含或的词汇符号。
- 5.
Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
- 6.
A logic gate to implement inclusive or.
实现包含或的逻辑门。
- 7.
Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).
- 8.
Connects two equivalent names.
否则;要不然;即;或者说;或;逻辑或;或门;包含或;两个命题中至少一个为真,或两者皆为真。
In use
Do you want tea or coffee?
Hurry up, or you'll be late.
You can choose red, blue, or green.
[noun phrase] or [noun phrase]
表示选择,连接两个对等的名词短语。
Tea or coffee?
茶还是咖啡?
either [option A] or [option B]
用于强调两者择一。
You can have either tea or coffee.
你可以要么喝茶,要么喝咖啡。
Do you [verb] [something] or not?
用于询问对方是否做某事。
Do you want to go or not?
你想去还是不想去?
Connections
Collocations
- either ... or ...
- 要么……要么……;不是……就是……
- You can either call me or send an email.你可以给我打电话,也可以给我发电子邮件。
- or not
- 与否;是不是
- Are you coming or not?你到底来不来?
- or so
- 大约;……左右
- I'll be back in ten minutes or so.我大约十分钟后回来。
- or something
- 或者什么的;诸如此类
- Are you tired or something?你是累了还是怎么的?
- more or less
- 差不多;大体上
- The work is more or less finished.这项工作差不多完成了。
- one or two
- 一两个;少数几个
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想:'or' 像两扇门,可选左门、右门,也可两门都开——这就是'包含或'。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常对话与一般书面语、逻辑推理与数学、编程与计算机环境 or 作为并列连词,口语和书面语中都较常见,属于中性用法;在逻辑或编程讨论中可表示“包含或”,但日常交流中很少刻意区分。请根据场景自然选用。
Grammar Note
用于连接两个或多个选择项
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 or 押韵:for、nor(-or),more、store(-ore),door(-oor),war(-ar),都读 /ɔːr/(英式非卷舌口音可省去 r 音)。注意拼写陷阱:word、work、worse、worth 中的 or 发 /ɜːr/,不押韵;warm 中 or 后还有 m,也不完全押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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