neither
determiner, pron
adv
conjunction
ˈnaɪðə
determiner, pron
1
not
one
or
the
other
of
two
people
or
things
两者都不（的）; 两者中无一（的）;
‘Would
you
like
tea
or
coffee?’
‘Neither,
thanks.’
“你要喝茶还是咖啡？”“都不要，谢谢。”
It
was
a
game
in
which
neither
team
deserved
to
win.
那场比赛两个队都不该赢。
[+
of
]
Neither
of
them
can
cook.
他们俩都不会烹饪。
Thompson
had
two
strategies,
neither
of
which
seems
to
have
worked
very
well.
汤普森有两套行动计划，效果似乎都不太好。
We
asked
both
John
and
Jerry,
but
neither
one
could
offer
a
satisfactory
explanation.
我们询问了约翰和杰里，可谁都没能作出令人满意的解释。
adv
2
used
to
show
that
a
negative
statement
is
also
true
about
another
person
or
thing
也不;
neither
does/can/will
etc
sb
‘I
don’t
have
any
money.’
‘Neither
do
I.’
“我没带钱。”“我也没带。”
Tom
didn’t
believe
a
word
she
said,
and
neither
did
the
police.
汤姆根本不相信她说的话，警方也不相信。
‘I
don’t
like
horror
movies.’
‘
Me
neither
.’
“我不喜欢恐怖电影。”“我也不喜欢。”
conjunction
3
neither … nor … not … or … neither … nor …
used
when
mentioning
two
things
that
are
not
true
or
possible
Do
not
say
不要说 ‘neither … or …’. Say 而要说 not … or …or 或 neither … nor …
Neither
Oleg’s
mother
nor
his
father
spoke
English.
奥列格的父母都不会说英语。
The
equipment
is
neither
accurate
nor
safe.
这台设备既不精确，也不安全。
We
don’t
know
or
care
where
he
is.
我们不知道也不关心他在哪里。
Neither
he
nor
his
wife
eats
meat.
他和妻子都不吃肉。
4
be neither here nor there
used
to
say
that
something
is
not
important
because
it
does
not
affect
a
fact
or
situation
一点都不重要;
spoken
The
fact
that
she
needed
the
money
for
her
children
is
neither
here
nor
there
–
it’s
still
stealing.
尽管她需要钱是为了孩子，可毕竟还是偷窃。
5
be neither one thing nor the other
used
to
say
that
something
or
someone
cannot
be
described
as
either
one
of
two
types
of
thing
or
person,
but
is
somewhere
in
the
middle
of
the
two
[口] 既不是某物也不是另一物〔表示介乎两者之间〕
spoken
The
New
York
Times
is
neither
one
thing
nor
the
other.
It’s
not
really
a
city
newspaper
and
it’s
not
really
a
national
newspaper
either.
不能简单地说《纽约时报》是份什么样的报纸，实际上它既不是市级报纸，也不是国家级的报纸。
6
used
to
add
another
negative
statement
about
someone
or
something
[正式] 也不;
formal
The
authorities
were
not
sympathetic
to
the
students’
demands,
neither
would
they
tolerate
any
disruption.
当局既不支持学生们的要求，也不会容忍任何混乱发生。