| 单词 | neither |
| 释义 | determiner, pronoun | adverb | conjunction neitherneither1 /ˈniðɚ, ˈnaɪ-/ ●●● S3 W2 determiner, pronoun not one nor the other of two people or things: Neither team played well. We saw a couple of houses, but neither was really what we wanted. We asked both children, but neither one was interested.neither of Neither of us wanted to go. → see also either2, either3, none1 determiner, pronoun | adverb | conjunction neitherneither2 ●●● S3 adverb used in order to agree with a negative statement that someone has just made, or to add a negative statement to one that has just been made: neither am I/neither does she/neither have we etc. “I don’t like herb tea.” “Neither do I.” Mary can’t swim and neither can her sister. “I haven’t seen Greg in a long time.” “Me neither (=I haven’t either).” → see also either4 determiner, pronoun | adverb | conjunction neitherneither3 ●●● W2 conjunction 1neither ... nor ... used when mentioning two statements, facts, actions, etc. that are not true or possible: Neither she nor her mother spoke English. The equipment is neither accurate nor safe.2be neither here nor there used when saying that something is not important because it does not affect or change a fact or situation: What I think about him is neither here nor there.3formal used in order to emphasize or add information to a negative statement: I could not afford to stay there, but neither could I afford to return home. |
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