| 词组 | either ... or |
| 释义 | either ... or You use either and or when you are mentioning two alternatives and you want to indicate that no other alternatives are possible. You put either in front of the first alternative and or in front of the second one. Recruits are interviewed by either Mrs Darby or Mr Bootle. He must have concluded that I was either naive or impudent. I was expecting you either today or tomorrow. People either leave or are promoted. Either the government will have to give these people what they want immediately or it must take firm steps to end the strike. In conversation, either is not always used immediately in front of the first alternative; it is sometimes used in front of a verb earlier in the sentence. For example, instead of saying 'I will ring you either today or tomorrow', people sometimes say 'I will either ring you today or tomorrow'. I suppose you either find it funny or boring. She would either have been Australian or South African. This use is acceptable in conversation, but you should avoid it in formal writing. ◊ used in negative statements You use either and or in negative statements when you are emphasizing that a statement refers to both of two things or qualities. For example, instead of saying 'I haven't been to Paris or Rome', you can say 'I haven't been to either Paris or Rome'. He was not the choice of either Dexter or the team manager. Dr Kirk, you're not being either frank or fair. This should not be disastrous either morally or politically. See also entry at ↑ |
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