nei.ther

neither的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈni:ðə, ˈnai-]
KK音标发音： [ˈniðɚ, ˈnaɪ-]

neither的词性：
adj.（形容词）

1. Not one or the other; not either:
两者都不是的：非两者中的一个或另一个的；两个都不是的：

Neither shoe feels comfortable.
两只鞋都感觉不舒服

neither的词性：
pron.（代词）

2. Not either one; not the one or the other:
两者都不：非两者之一；不是这个，也不是另一个：

Neither of the twins is here. Neither will do. Neither of them is incorrect.
那对双胞胎都不在这里；两个都不行；他俩都对

neither的词性：
conj.（连接词）

3. Not either; not in either case. Used with the correlative conjunction nor :
均非：不是两者中的任一个；不在任一种情况下。和相关连词nor 连用：

Neither we nor they want it. She neither called nor wrote. I got neither the gift nor the card.
我们和他们都不要它。她既没打电话也没写信来。我既没得到礼物，也没得到贺卡

4. Also not:
也不：

If he won't go, neither will she.
若他不去，她也不去

neither的词性：
adv.（副词）

5. Similarly not; also not:
也不：一样不；也不：

Just as you would not, so neither would they.
正如你们不愿意一样，他们也不会答应的

neither的词源：

6. Middle English
中古英语

7. from Old English n3wther, n3hw?ther influenced by ?ghw?ther, ?gther [either] * see either
源自 古英语 n3wther, n3hw?ther 受 ?ghw?ther的影响, ?gther [也] *参见 either

8. n3 [not] * see ne
n3 [不是的] *参见 ne

9. hw?ther [which of two] * see k ^wo-
hw?ther [两个中的那一个] *参见 k ^wo-

neither的用法：

10. According to the traditional rule, neither is used only to mean “not one or the other of two.” To refer to “none of several,” none is preferred:
按传统规则，neither 只用于表示“不是这个也不是另一个”。 要指“多个中一个也没有”时最好用none ：

None (not neither ) of the three opposition candidates would make a better president than the incumbent. ·
三位反对党总统候选人中的任何一个 （不用 neither ) 都比在任者强。 ·

11. The traditional rule also holds that neither is grammatically singular:
传统规则还认为neither 在语法上是单数：

Neither candidate is having an easy time with the press.
每一位候选人都被记者百般纠缠。

12. However, it is often used with a plural verb, especially when followed by of and a plural:
但它常跟复数动词连用，尤其当后跟of 和一个复数名词时：

Neither of the candidates are really expressing their own views. ·
没有一位候选人真实地表达出他们的观点。 ·

13. As a conjunction neither is properly followed by nor, not or, in formal style:
作为一个连词，在正式文体中neither 后宜跟 nor 而不是 or ：

Neither prayers nor curses (not or curses ) did any good. See Usage Note at either, every, he ¹none, nor ¹or ¹
祈祷和咒语（而不用 or curses ) 都不会起任何作用 参见 either， every， he¹none， nor¹or¹