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nor

UK /nɔː/US /nɔːr/

词源

源自中古英语,与古英语 'nōther'(两者都不)相关,最终源自原始日耳曼语。

conj

❶ 用于否定句中连接两个并列的否定部分,表示“也不”,通常与 neither 搭配使用。

“He neither called nor wrote.”

(他既没打电话也没写信。)

“She can't sing nor dance.”

(她既不会唱歌也不会跳舞。)

同义词:and not, or not

常见短语

neither...nor... — 用于连接两个否定选项,表示“既不...也不...”,强调两者都不成立。

“Neither the teacher nor the students were present.”

(老师和学生都不在场。)