单词 | none |
释义 | none1/nʌn /pronoun 1Not any: none of you want to work don’t use any more water, or there’ll be none left for me...
Synonyms not one, not a one no part, not a part, not a bit, not any 1.1No person; no one: none could match her looks...
Synonyms not one, not a one, never a one, not a soul, not a single person, no one, nobody, no man adverb (none the) [with comparative] By no amount; not at all: it is made none the easier by the differences in approach Synonyms not at all, not a bit, not the slightest bit, in no way, to no extent, by no means any, not for a moment UsageIt is sometimes held that none can only take a singular verb, never a plural verb: none of them is coming tonight rather than none of them are coming tonight. There is little justification, historical or grammatical, for this view. None is descended from Old English nān meaning ‘not one’ and has been used for around a thousand years with both a singular and a plural verb, depending on the context and the emphasis needed. Phrasesnone the less none other than be none the wiser none the worse for none too will have (or want) none of something OriginOld English nān, from ne 'not' + ān 'one', of Germanic origin; compare with German nein 'no!'. Rhymesnone2/nəʊn /(also nones) noun A service forming part of the Divine Office of the Western Christian Church, traditionally said (or chanted) at the ninth hour of the day (3 p.m.). OriginMid 19th century: from French, from Latin nona, feminine singular of nonus 'ninth'. Compare with noon. |
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