单词 | neither |
释义 | Word Frequency neither(ˈnaɪðə, ˈniːðə) determiner 1. a. not one nor the other (of two); not either neither foot is swollen b. (as pronoun) neither can win conjunction 2. (coordinating) a. (used preceding alternatives joined by nor) not neither John nor Mary nor Joe went b. another word for nor (sense 2) adverb ▶ USAGE A verb following a compound subject that uses neither… should be in the singular if both subjects are in the singular: neither Jack nor John has done the work3. (sentence modifier) not standard another word for either (sense 4) Word origin C13 (literally, ne either not either): changed from Old English nāwther, from nāhwæther, from nā not + hwæther which of two; see whether |
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