neither

adj

1. not either
not one or the other

1. 既不…(也不…)
You use neither in front of the first of two or more words or expressions when you are linking two or more things which are not true or do not happen. The other thing is introduced by 'nor'.

e.g. Professor Hisamatsu spoke neither English nor German...
久松教授既不会讲英语，也不会讲德语。
e.g. The play is neither as funny nor as disturbing as Tabori thinks it is.
这部戏既不像塔博里想象的那么滑稽，也不像他想象的那么让人讨厌。

2. 两个都不;(两者之中)无一个
You use neither to refer to each of two things or people, when you are making a negative statement that includes both of them.

e.g. At first, neither man could speak.
起初，两个人都不会说。

3. 也不;都不
If you say that one person or thing does not do something and neither does another, what you say is true of all the people or things that you are mentioning.

e.g. I never learned to swim and neither did they...
我从没学过游泳，他们也没有。
e.g. Britain does not agree and neither do Denmark, Portugal and Ireland.
英国不同意，丹麦、葡萄牙和爱尔兰也持反对意见。

4. (用于否定陈述后，强调要引出另一否定陈述)也不
You use neither after a negative statement to emphasize that you are introducing another negative statement.

e.g. I can't ever recall Dad hugging me. Neither did I sit on his knee.
我不记得爸爸曾经抱过我，我也没在他膝盖上坐过。

5. 不相干;无关紧要
If you say that something is neither here nor there, you mean that it does not matter because it is not a relevant point.

e.g. 'I'd never heard of her before I came here.' — 'That is neither here nor there.'
“来之前我从未听说过她。”——“那没什么。”
e.g. Whether or not he realised the fact was neither here nor there.
他是否认识到事实真相无关紧要。

1. 一个都不喜欢：694. Which do you prefer, fishing or mountain-climbing? 钓鱼和登山,你更喜欢哪一个? | 695. Neither. 一个都不喜欢. | 696. What do you like best, apples, pears, or bananas? 苹果,梨,香蕉,你最喜欢哪个?

2. 都不是：Do you own your house or do you rent? 你们自己有房子还还是租房 | Neither. 都不是. | We live with my parents, Dr. and Mrs. Philip Stewart. 我们和父母住在一一起 我父母是Philip Stewart夫妇

3. 两者都不：neither rhyme nor reason 一无是处 | neither 两者都不 | nek 鞍部