Women in the study did not rate the pictured females as prettier, neither did they have the chance to rate men wearing different colours.
neither的用法小结:
1. neither用作形容词,表示“(两者)都不”,置于单数名词之前
。
Neither article is made in Beijing. 这两种物品都不是北京制造的
。
I will participate in neither game. 那两项比赛我都不参加
。
We discussed neither subject.这两个问题我们都没有讨论
。
提醒注意:在口语中以not... either...替换neither使用的情形也很多
。例如:
They bought neither house. = They didn't buy either house. 两间房子他们都没
买
。
2. neither用作代词,表示“两者都不,双方均不”
。例如:
He answered neither of the letters. 他两封信都没回
。
She bought two toys, but neither can please the child. 她买了两个玩具,却没有
一个能让小孩高兴
。
—Which one would you like? 你喜欢哪一个?
—Neither. 两个都不喜欢
。
此时,与neither用法较为接近的词是none,但none的含义略有不同,none
表示“(三者以上)所有的……都不”
。例如:
None of us are perfect. 人无完人
。
提醒注意:neither作主语时,通常被视为单数,但从意义上讲也可视为复数
。
Neither of the cars was / were damaged. 两部车都没有受损
。
3. neither用作连词,常用短语为neither...nor...,表示“既不……也不……”
。例如:
Neither he nor I am well educated. 他和我都没受过良好教育
。
I have neither time nor money. 我既没时间也没钱
。
The novel is neither realistic nor poetic.那部小说既不写实也没有诗意
。