neither
neither 英 [ˈnaɪðə(r)] 美 [ˈniðɚ, ˈnaɪ-]
conj. 也不；既不 adv. 两个都不；既不……也不 adj. 两者都不的
- When offered a choice between two things you don't like, you might choose neither. Whereas "either" means you would pick one, neither closes the door on both, saying you do "not" choose "either" one.
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- conj. 也不；既不
- adv. 两个都不；既不……也不
- adj. 两者都不的
- pron. 两者都不
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1. Neither of them will stop quarreling.
他们谁也不愿停下争吵。
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2. Neither answer is correct.
两个答案都不对。
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3. Neither of them has a car. Neither of them have a car.
他们两个都没有汽车。
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4. Which do you like?’ ‘Neither. I think they're both ugly.’
“你喜欢哪一个？”“两个都不喜欢。我觉得两个都很难看。”
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5. He didn't remember and neither did I.
他没记住，我也忘了。
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6. ‘I can't understand a word of it.’ ‘ Neither can I.’
“我一个字都弄不懂。”“我也是。”
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7. Their house is neither big nor small.
他们的房子不大也不小。
- neither (conj.) Old English nawþer, contraction of nahwæþer, literally "not of two," from na "no" (from PIE root *ne- "not") + hwæþer "which of two" (see whether). Spelling altered c. 1200 by association with either. Paired with nor from c. 1300; earlier with ne. Also used in Old English as a pronoun. As an adjective, mid-14c.
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