neither…nor…,其意为“既不…也不…”、“…和…都不”:
I have neither time nor money. 我既无时间又无钱。
I neither smoke nor drink. 我既不抽烟也不喝酒。
He neither knows nor cares what happened. 他对所发生的事不闻不问。
This is neither my fault nor yours. 这既不怪我,也不怪你。
「注」通常应连接两个相同性质的句子成分,但有时后一成分可能省略与前一成分相同的词。若连接两个成分作主语,其谓语通常与靠近的主语保持一致:Mary neither likes maths nor (likes) history. 玛丽既不喜欢数学也不喜欢历史。
Neither Jim and Jack was at home. 吉姆和杰克都不在家。
但在非正式文体中也可一律用复数:Neither Jim and Jack were at home. 吉姆和杰克都不在家。
接名词:
My friend and I like neither the Japanese nor the pig.
接动词:
He neither knows nor cares what has happened.
接人称代词:
Neither he nor I have met such a beautiful girl before.
neither还可以引导倒装句,表示和前面的情况一致,而且前面为否定句。
【例如】 The organization had broken no rules, but neither had i