| 词组 | neither ... nor |
| 释义 | neither ... nor In writing and formal speech, neither and nor are used to link two words or expressions of the same type in order to make a negative statement about two people, things, qualities, or actions. You put neither in front of the first word or expression and nor in front of the second one. For example, instead of saying 'The President did not come and the Vice-President did not come' you can say 'Neither the President nor the Vice-President came'. Neither he nor Melanie owe me any explanation. He neither drinks nor smokes. ◊ WARNING You do not use 'or' after neither. You do not say, for example, 'He neither drinks or smokes'. You always put neither immediately in front of the first of the words or expressions linked by 'nor'. You do not put it any earlier in the sentence. You do not say, for example, 'She neither ate meat nor fish'. You say 'She ate neither meat nor fish'. In conversation, people do not usually use neither and nor. Instead of saying 'Neither the President nor the Vice-President came', you would normally say 'The President didn't come and neither did the Vice-President'. Margaret didn't talk about her mother and neither did Rosa. I won't give in to their threats, and neither will my colleagues. Instead of saying 'She ate neither meat nor fish', you would normally say 'She didn't eat meat or fish'. Instead of saying 'She neither smokes nor drinks', you would say 'She doesn't smoke or drink'. Karin's from abroad and hasn't any relatives or friends here. You can't run or climb in shoes like that. |
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