单词 | nor |
释义 | nor /nawr/; unstressed /neuhr/, conj. 1. (used in negative phrases, esp. after neither, to introduce the second member in a series, or any subsequent member): Neither he nor I will be there. They won't wait for you, nor for me, nor for anybody. 2. (used to continue the force of a negative, as not, no, never, etc., occurring in a preceding clause): He left and I never saw him again, nor did I regret it. 3. (used after an affirmative clause, or as a continuative, in the sense of and not): They are happy, nor need we worry. 4. Older Use. than. 5. Archaic. (used without a preceding neither, the negative force of which is understood): He nor I was there. 6. Archaic. (used instead of neither as correlative to a following nor): Nor he nor I was there. [1300-50; ME, contr. of nother, OE nother, equiv. to ne not + other (contr. of ohwaether) either; cf. OR1] Usage. See neither. |
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