neither

neither
[ˈnʌɪðə, ˈniː-]
determiner& pronoun

adverb

used before the first of two (or occasionally more) alternatives that are being specified (the others being introduced by ‘nor’) to indicate that they are each untrue or each do not happen
［与nor合用］两者皆非的；两者中均无的
I am neither a liberal nor a conservative.
我既不是自由派，也不是保守派。
used to introduce a further negative statement
也不
he didn't remember, and neither did I.
他记不得了，我也一样。

常用词组
neither here nor there

语源

Middle English: alteration (by association with either) of Old English nawther, contraction of nāhwæther (from nā 'no' + hwæther 'whether')

用法

1 The use of neither with another negative, as in I don't like him neither or not much good at reading neither is recorded from the 16th century onwards, but is not thought to be good English. This is because it is an example of a double negative, which, though standard in some other languages such as Spanish and found in many dialects of English, is not acceptable in standard English. In the sentences above, either should be used instead. For more information, see usage at double negative.
2 When neither is followed by nor, it is important in good English style that the two halves of the structure mirror each othershe saw herself as neither wife nor mother rather than she neither saw herself as wife nor motherFor more details, see usage at either

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