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neither

/nee-ther, nahy-/US // ˈni ðər, ˈnaɪ- //UK // (ˈnaɪðə, ˈniːðə) //

既没有,既不是,既不,既非

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Definitions

conj.连词 conjunction
  1. 1
    • : not either, as of persons or things specified: Neither John nor Betty is at home.
    • : nor; nor yet; no more: Bob can't go, and neither can I. If she doesn't want it, neither do I.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not either; not the one or the other: Neither statement is true.
pron.代词 pronoun
  1. 1
    • : not either; not one person or the other; not one thing or the other: Neither of the suggestions will do. Neither is to be trusted.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • But the enemy of the new emirs is neither the Jew nor the Christian, it is the godless militant defending secularism.

  • Despite the strong language, however, the neither the JPO nor Lockheed could dispute a single fact in either Daily Beast report.

  • Neither the Republican nor the Democratic party have done anything to consistently target Asian- American voters.

  • This reporter knocked at the Wilkins home on Tuesday morning but received neither an answer nor the business end of a shotgun.

  • Hmm, who are these people standing in front of the machines at the gym, neither occupying them nor not occupying them?

  • A desultory conversation on politics, in which neither took the slightest interest, was a safe neutral ground.

  • On the morning after Ramona's disappearance, words had been spoken by each which neither would ever forget.

  • This was no strange sight to the boy by that time, but it was awkward in the circumstances, for he had neither gun nor spear.

  • Neither privately owned nor government stock is entitled to voting power.

  • But she did not succeed in finding a suitable studio, neither an instructor who pleased her, and she returned to Amsterdam.