neither

det.

pron.

1. 两者都不
   not one nor the other of two things or people
   1. Neither answer is correct.
      两个答案都不对。
   2. Neither of them has/have a car.
      他们两个都没有汽车。
   3. They produced two reports, neither of which contained any useful suggestions.
      他们提交了两个报告，都没有任何有用的建议。
   4. ‘Which do you like?’ ‘Neither. I think they're both ugly.’
      “你喜欢哪一个？”“两个都不喜欢，我觉得两个都很难看。”

adv.

1. （否定的陈述同样适用于其他人或物）也不
   used to show that a negative statement is also true of sb/sth else
   1. He didn't remember and neither did I.
      他没记住，我也忘了。
   2. I hadn't been to New York before and neither had Jane .
      我以前没有去过纽约，简也没去过。
   3. ‘I can't understand a word of it.’ ‘ Neither can I .’
      “我一个字都弄不懂。”“我也是。”
   4. ‘I don't know.’ ‘ Me neither .’
      “我不知道。”“我也不知道。”
2. （否定的陈述适用于两方面）既不…也不…
   used to show that a negative statement is true of two things
   1. I neither knew nor cared what had happened to him.
      我既不知道也不关心他出了什么事。
   2. Their house is neither big nor small.
      他们的房子不大也不小。
   3. Neither the TV nor the video actually work/works.
      电视机和录像机都坏了。

1. CONJ-COORD-NEG 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'.
   1. Professor Hisamatsu spoke neither English nor German...
      久松教授既不会讲英语，也不会讲德语。
   2. 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. DET-NEG 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.
   1. At first, neither man could speak.
      起初，两个人都不会说。
   2. Neither is also a quantifier.
      
   3. Neither of us felt like going out.
      我俩都不想外出。
   4. Neither is also a pronoun.
      
   5. They both smiled; neither seemed likely to be aware of my absence for long.
      他俩都笑了，看来两人都未意识到我已离开很长时间了。
3. CONJ-COORD-NEG 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.
   1. I never learned to swim and neither did they...
      我从没学过游泳，他们也没有。
   2. 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. CONJ-COORD-NEG (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.
   1. 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. PHRASE 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.
   1. '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。”
   2. 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。

Do not confuse neither and none. You use neither in negative statements to refer to two people or things. Neither had close friends at university. You use neither of in the same way, followed by a pronoun or a noun group. Neither of them spoke... Neither of these extremes is desirable. Note that you can also use neither before a singular count noun. Neither side can win. You use none in negative statements to refer to three or more people or things. None could afford the food. You use none of in the same way, followed by a pronoun or a noun group. None of them had learned anything... None of his companions answered.
不要混淆 neither 和 none 的用法。neither 是对两个人或物的否定，如：Neither had close friends at university (两个人在上大学时都没有亲密的朋友);neither of 的用法与 neither 相同，后跟代词或名词短语，如：Neither of them spoke (两个人都不说话)，Neither of these extremes is desirable (两个极端都不可取);注意可以在单数可数名词前使用 neither，如：Neither side can win (双方都赢不了)。在否定三个或三个以上的人或物时，使用 none，如：None could afford the food (没有人买得起这些食物);none of 的用法与 none 相同，后跟代词或名词短语，如：None of them had learned anything (他们中谁也没学到任何东西)，None of his companions answered (他的同伴谁也没吭声)。

1. Contrary to what you might think, neither man was offended.
   你也许以为那两个人生气了，但实际上正相反，两个人都没有生气。
2. He has devised a process for making gold wires which neither corrode nor oxidise
   他设计了一种能够避免腐蚀或氧化的金丝制作流程。
3. It soon emerged that neither the July nor August mortgage repayment had been collected
   很快就发现，原来7月和8月的抵押还款都没有偿还。
4. Neither of them had any idea how long the body had been entombed.
   他们俩谁也不知道这具尸体被埋葬多久了。
5. Neither of them felt like going back to sleep
   他俩都不想回去睡觉。
6. Neither of the front-runners in the presidential election is a mainstream politician.
   总统选举中的两位领先者都不是主流政治家。
7. Neither Anna nor I are interested in high finance.
   安娜和我对巨额融资都不感兴趣。
8. He had neither the time nor the inclination to think of other things
   他没有时间也不愿意去考虑其他事情。
9. Reading between the lines, it seems neither Cole nor Ledley King will be going to Japan.
   言外之意，科尔和莱德利·金两个人似乎都不会去日本了。
10. I'm sixty-two. I feel sixty-two, neither more nor less.
    我现在62岁了，感觉自己也确实到这把年纪了。
11. Neither author was very strong on narrative.
    两个作者都不是很善于讲故事。
12. Professor Hisamatsu spoke neither English nor German
    久松教授既不会讲英语，也不会讲德语。
13. 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。
14. At first, neither man could speak.
    起初，两个人都不会说。
15. I never learned to swim and neither did they
    我从没学过游泳，他们也没有。
16. 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。
17. 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。
18. '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。”
19. 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。
20. I can give you neither an opinion nor any advice
    我既不能给你意见，也不能提供任何建议。
21. They can neither read nor write, nor can they comprehend such concepts.
    他们不会读，不会写，也理解不了这样的概念。
22. Antibiotics were of no use, neither were other pharmaceuticals.
    抗生素没有效果，其他药物也没有作用。
23. Both drugs slow the progression of HIV, but neither cures the disease
    这两种药物都可以延缓艾滋病病情发展，但是都不能治愈这种疾病。
24. Neither solution seemed satisfactory.
    两个解决方案似乎都不合适。
25. I take it that neither of you reads 'The Times'
    我觉得你们俩都不读《泰晤士报》。
26. Neither of us forgot about it
    我们俩都没有忘记。
27. Neither can be neglected.
    两者不可偏废。
28. The aloof composer neither worried nor cared about public opinion.
    这位超然的作曲家对舆论既不担心，也不在意。
29. The enemy resorted to both tough and soft tactics, but succeeded in neither.
    敌人的高压和软化政策都失败了。
30. Neither the subject nor the title of this lecture is of my own choice.
    这次讲演的主题与题目都不是我自己选定的。

adj

1. not either