neither

🇬🇧 UK/'naiðә/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 2kB2

Definitions

pron.

Not one and not the other of two people or things

两者都不

det.

Not one or the other of two

(两者)都不的

conj.

Used with 'nor' to indicate that two or more things are not true

既不…也不…

adv.

Also not; similarly not

也不

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
neitherother
=neither

Common Collocations

  • 1.neither...nor既不...也不
  • 2.neither one都不
  • 3.neither side双方都不

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Neither of them wanted to attend the meeting, so they both stayed home.

  • 2.

    She likes neither coffee nor tea, preferring water instead.

  • 3.

    Neither solution seemed satisfactory to the panel of experts.

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