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BNC: 1721 COCA: 1790

neither

nei·ther1 /ˈnaɪðə $ ˈniːðər/ ●●● S3 W2 determiner , pronoun
BOTHnot one or the other of two people or things 兩者都不（的），兩者中無一（的） → either
‘Would you like tea or coffee?’ ‘Neither, thanks.’
“你要喝茶還是喝咖啡？”“都不要，謝謝。”
It was a game in which neither team deserved to win.
那場比賽兩個隊都不該赢。
neither of
Neither of them can cook.
他們倆都不會做飯。
Thompson had two strategies, neither of which seems to have worked very well.
湯普森有兩套行動計劃，效果似乎都不太好。
We asked both John and Jerry, but neither one could offer a satisfactory explanation.
我們詢問了約翰和傑裏，可他倆都沒能給出令人滿意的解釋。
5 GRAMMAR 語法
Neither is used before a singular noun. Use a singular verb after it. neither 用於單數名詞前，接單數動詞
Neither answer is right.
兩個答案都不對。
Neither of is used before a plural noun or pronoun. In formal speech and wirting, use a singular verb after it. neither of 用於複數名詞或代詞之前，在正式的口語和書面語中後跟單數動詞
Neither of us speaks Spainish.
我們倆都不會說西班牙語。
In informal speech and wirting, you can use a plural verb. 在非正式的口語和書面語中可以使用複數動詞
Neither of us are students.
我們倆都不是學生。
 GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?
You use neither before a singular noun, with a singular verb: neither 用於單數名詞前，接單數動詞
Neither answer is right.
兩個答案都不對。
You use neither of before a plural noun or pronoun. In formal speech and in writing, you use a singular verb: neither of 用於複數名詞或代詞之前，在正式的口語和書面語中後跟單數動詞
nNeither of the answers is right.
nIn speech and informal writing, people sometimes use a plural verb:
nNeither of the answers are right.
Examples from the Corpus
neither of which• Only that you have a sharp tongue and an undisciplined sister, neither of which attributes I find endearing.• Lunch consisted of bread and cheese, neither of which Charlie would have dared to offer for sale to Mrs Smelley.• Perhaps we can speak of two stages, conscious and unconscious, neither of which could operate without the other.• Another clue is even size and regular shape, neither of which is characteristic of Chincoteagues.• The recent advance has been driven by news at two companies, neither of which is Hologic.• But you have to take one of two alternatives neither of which is pleasant.• It seems plausible that one of two things may happen, neither of which is socially desirable.• In 1950 there were only two mega-cities of 8 million or more, neither of which was in the developing world.
neither2 ●●● S3 adverbadv
AND/ALSOused to show that a negative statement is also true about another person or thing 也不 → either
neither does/can/will etc somebody
‘I don’t have any money.’ ‘Neither do I.’
“我沒帶錢。”“我也沒帶。”
Tom didn’t believe a word she said, and neither did the police.
湯姆根本不相信她說的話，警方也不相信。
‘I don’t like horror movies.’ ‘Me neither.’
“我不喜歡恐怖電影。”“我也不喜歡。”
Examples from the Corpus
neither• Tom didn't believe a word she said, and neither did the police.• They may not have criticized the state, but neither did they praise it.• "I've never been to Australia." "No, neither have I."• The Cowboys won't be playing in the Superbowl this year, and neither will the Falcons.
Me neither• "I haven't seen Greg in a long time." " Me neither."• Did you say hi to her? Me neither.• Heard of it? Me neither.• No, can't. Me neither, Glen, you ever had a wank with a johnny on?
neither3 ●●● W2 conjunction
1  neither ... nor ... BOTHused when mentioning two things that are not true or possible 既不…也不…，不…也不…，…和…都不
Neither Oleg’s mother nor his father spoke English.
奧列格的父母都不會說英語。
The equipment is neither accurate nor safe.
這台設備既不精確，也不安全。
5 GRAMMAR 語法
Do not say ‘neither ... or ...’. Say neither ... nor ... or not ... or .... 不要說 “ neither ... or ... ”，要說neither ... nor ... 或 not ... or ...
Neither he nor his wife enjoyed the vacation.
這次度假他和他的妻子都玩得不開心 。
Most computer users do not know or wish to know about how their computers work.
大多數電腦用戶都不知道，也不想知道他們的電腦是如何運行的 。
n GRAMMAR: Negatives
After neither, use nor:
Neither he nor his wife enjoyed the vacation.
這次度假他和他的妻子都玩得不開心 。
Most of them neither know nor care how it works.
✗Don’t say: Neither he or his wife ... | Most of them neither know or care ...
Examples from the Corpus
neither ... nor ...• It is neither an obsession nor a projection of his mind, although it certainly does compel him.• I am neither a bailiff nor a tax-collector.• The party and its leaders were defended neither by white nor blue-collar workers nor kolkhoz farmers.• It was an incredible year, one in which the Suns were neither lucky nor good.• In all that time he had neither moved nor shown any interest in the rescue attempt.• Once they had got over the first shock, neither Bridget nor Tracey seemed able to take her story entirely seriously.• I neither can, nor wish to, exclude the media from these proceedings.
2  be neither here nor there spokenCONNECTED WITH used to say that something is not important because it does not affect a fact or situation 一點都不重要 SYN irrelevant
The fact that she needed the money for her children is neither here nor there – it’s still stealing.
她需要錢是爲了孩子也不行，這還是偷。
Examples from the Corpus
be neither here nor there• It's true we're not friends but that's neither here nor there. We're still able to work together.• The fact that she hadn't seen her prospective husband since she was ten was neither here nor there.• What I think about your husband is neither here nor there.• But that was neither here nor there.• Dinner half an hour earlier or later was neither here nor there.• That he was not in the category ordained by the Marketing Department for the evening was neither here nor there.• The cost would be borne by Grunte Accessories, but that was neither here nor there.• She and Carolan had no children, but that was neither here nor there as an indication of matrimonial harmony nowadays.• The fact that you fantasise about a woman rather than a man is neither here nor there in these circumstances.• Art was neither here nor there; money was the issue.• What Cheng's intentions were is neither here nor there. What matters is what he did.
3  be neither one thing nor the other spoken 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 既不是…也不是〔表示介乎兩者之間〕
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.
《紐約時報》介乎兩者之間，既不是一份城市報紙，也不是全國性報紙。
4  formal used to add another negative statement about someone or something 也不 SYN nor
The authorities were not sympathetic to the students’ demands, neither would they tolerate any disruption.
當局既不支持學生們的要求，也不會容忍任何混亂發生。
Examples from the Corpus
neither• If politics did not interest them, neither did they see it as affecting their lives.

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