How do you use "neither" in a sentence?

Neither of the candidates was suitable for the job. I like neither tea nor coffee. I don't like horror films.' 'Neither do I.

neither

Q: What does "neither" mean?

Not one nor the other of two people or things Neither is used when talking about two options and indicating that both are excluded. It's often paired with 'nor' in the construction 'neither...nor'. It can be a determiner, pronoun, adverb, or conjunction. Note: 'neither' is followed by a singular verb.

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意味: Not one nor the other of two people or things

两者都不

ninguno de los dos, ni

どちらも〜ない

어느 쪽도 ~아닌

Neither is used when talking about two options and indicating that both are excluded. It's often paired with 'nor' in the construction 'neither...nor'. It can be a determiner, pronoun, adverb, or conjunction. Note: 'neither' is followed by a singular verb.

Neither用于谈论两个选项并表示两者都被排除。它经常与'nor'配对使用，构成'neither...nor'结构。它可以是限定词、代词、副词或连词。注意：'neither'后面跟单数动词。

Neither se usa cuando se habla de dos opciones e indica que ambas quedan excluidas. A menudo se empareja con «nor» en la construcción «neither...nor». Puede ser determinante, pronombre, adverbio o conjunción. Nota: «neither» va seguido de un verbo en singular.

Neitherは2つの選択肢について話し、両方が除外されることを示すときに使われます。「nor」と組み合わせて「neither...nor」の構文でよく使われます。限定詞、代名詞、副詞、または接続詞になることができます。注意：「neither」の後には単数動詞が続きます。

neither는 두 가지 선택지에 대해 이야기하면서 둘 다 해당하지 않음을 나타낼 때 사용됩니다. 'nor'와 짝을 이루어 'neither...nor' 구문으로 자주 쓰입니다. 한정사, 대명사, 부사, 접속사로 사용될 수 있으며, 'neither' 뒤에는 단수 동사가 옵니다.

例文

Neither of the candidates was suitable for the job.
两位候选人都不适合这份工作。
Ninguno de los candidatos era adecuado para el trabajo.
どちらの候補者もその仕事には適していませんでした。
두 후보 모두 그 일에 적합하지 않았습니다.
I like neither tea nor coffee.
我既不喜欢茶也不喜欢咖啡。
No me gusta ni el té ni el café.
私は紅茶もコーヒーも好きではありません。
저는 홍차도 커피도 좋아하지 않습니다.
I don't like horror films.' 'Neither do I.
我不喜欢恐怖片。''我也不喜欢。
«No me gustan las películas de terror.» «A mí tampoco.»
「ホラー映画は好きじゃないんだ。」「私も。」
나는 공포 영화를 좋아하지 않아.' '나도.

発音

使い方ガイド

場面: general

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old English 'nāhwæþer' meaning 'not either of two', a contraction of 'nā' (not) and 'hwæþer' (whether, which of two). Parallels the formation of 'either' from 'ā' (always) and 'hwæþer'.

文化的背景

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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