英语词汇“neither”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

neither

(naɪðəʳ , niːðəʳ )

1. conjunction B2

You use neither in front of the first of two or more words or expressions when you are linking two or more things which are not true or do not happen. The other thing is introduced by 'nor'.

Professor Hisamatsu spoke neither English nor German.

The play is neither as funny nor as disturbing as Tabori thinks it is.

2. determiner B2

You use neither to refer to each of two things or people, when you are making a negative statement that includes both of them.

At first, neither man could speak.

Neither is also a quantifier.

Neither of us felt like going out.

Neither is also a pronoun.

They both smiled; neither seemed likely to be aware of my absence for long.

3. conjunction B2

If you say that one person or thing does not do something and neither does another, what you say is true of all the people or things that you are mentioning.

I never learned to swim and neither did they.

I don't have all the answers and neither do you.

4. conjunction B2

You use neither after a negative statement to emphasize that you are introducing another negative statement. [formal]

I can't ever recall Dad hugging me. Neither did I sit on his knee.

5. neither here nor there phrase

If you say that something is neither here nor there, you mean that it does not matter because it is not a relevant point.

'I'd never heard of her before I came here.'—'That is neither here nor there.'

Whether or not he realised the fact was neither here nor there.

Idioms:

neither here nor there [spoken]

completely unimportant or irrelevant, and not affecting a situation in any way

`You know John doesn't believe in marriage, mum.' `What John believes is neither here nor there.'

be neither fish nor fowl

to seem partly one thing and partly another, and be difficult to identify, classify, or understand

By the mid-1980s, Canada had a constitution that was neither fish nor fowl in terms of political philosophy.

Translations:

Chinese: 两者都不, 两者都不, 两者都不

Japanese: ･･･もまた･･･でない, どちらも･･･でない, どちらも･･･ない

单词	neither
释义	neither (naɪðəʳ , niːðəʳ ) 1. conjunction B2 You use neither in front of the first of two or more words or expressions when you are linking two or more things which are not true or do not happen. The other thing is introduced by 'nor'. Professor Hisamatsu spoke neither English nor German. The play is neither as funny nor as disturbing as Tabori thinks it is. 2. determiner B2 You use neither to refer to each of two things or people, when you are making a negative statement that includes both of them. At first, neither man could speak. Neither is also a quantifier. Neither of us felt like going out. Neither is also a pronoun. They both smiled; neither seemed likely to be aware of my absence for long. 3. conjunction B2 If you say that one person or thing does not do something and neither does another, what you say is true of all the people or things that you are mentioning. I never learned to swim and neither did they. I don't have all the answers and neither do you. 4. conjunction B2 You use neither after a negative statement to emphasize that you are introducing another negative statement. [formal] I can't ever recall Dad hugging me. Neither did I sit on his knee. 5. neither here nor there phrase If you say that something is neither here nor there, you mean that it does not matter because it is not a relevant point. 'I'd never heard of her before I came here.'—'That is neither here nor there.' Whether or not he realised the fact was neither here nor there. Idioms: neither here nor there [spoken] completely unimportant or irrelevant, and not affecting a situation in any way `You know John doesn't believe in marriage, mum.' `What John believes is neither here nor there.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers be neither fish nor fowl to seem partly one thing and partly another, and be difficult to identify, classify, or understand By the mid-1980s, Canada had a constitution that was neither fish nor fowl in terms of political philosophy. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 两者都不, 两者都不, 两者都不 Japanese: ･･･もまた･･･でない, どちらも･･･でない, どちらも･･･ない
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