neither
det. pron
adv. 也不; 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'.
Professor Hisamatsu spoke neither English nor German...
久松教授既不会讲英语,也不会讲德语。
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。
You use neither to refer to each of two things or people, when you are making a negative statement that includes both of them.
At first, neither man could speak.
起初,两个人都不会说。
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.
I never learned to swim and neither did they...
我从没学过游泳,他们也没有。
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。
You use neither after a negative statement to emphasize that you are introducing another negative statement.
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。
If you say that something is neither here nor there, you mean that it does not matter because it is not a relevant point.
'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。”
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. after a negative statement used to indicate that the next statement is similarly negative;
neither here nor there
无关紧要的或不相干的
Neither pen nor pencil can express.
并非笔墨所能形容.
I left my watch on the table, but when I returned I could find neither hide nor hair.
我把手表忘在桌上了; 可当我回来找时,什么都没有了.
Neither of my parents is a teacher.
我父母都不是教师.
He is learned, but neither stuffy nor pedantic.
他很博学, 但既不妄自尊大也不卖弄学问.
Neither threats nor promises could change his inflexible determination.
威胁与利诱均不能改变他坚定的决心.