used before the second or further of two or more alternatives (the first being introduced by a negative such as ‘neither’ or ‘not’) to indicate that they are each untrue or each do not happen [用于第二个及其后的否定]也不 they were neither cheap nor convenient. 它们既不便宜也不方便。 the sheets were never washed, nor the towels, nor his shirts. 床单从未洗过,毛巾也从不清洗,衬衫也是。 ■[as adv.]. poetic/literary term for neither (诗/文)。 同 neither nor God nor demon can undo the done. 不论上帝还是魔鬼都不能取消已经做过的事。
used to introduce a further negative statement [用于引导下一个否定陈 述]也不,亦非 ‘I don't see how.’ ‘Nor do I.’. 斗争没有结束,也丝毫没有减弱。
[conjunction or prep.](archaic or dialect)than (古或方)比 she thinks she knows better nor me. 她以为她比我更加了解。
noun
(一般作 NOR)(Electronics)a Boolean operator which gives the value one if and only if all operands have a value of zero and otherwise has a value of zero (电子)或非 ■(亦作 NOR gate)a circuit which produces an output signal only when there are no signals on any of the input connections “或非”门
语源
Middle English: contraction of Old English nother 'neither'