Either 用法

Either: 两者中的任一个，可以当代名词或形容词。例句：

1. A: Would you like tea or coffee? B: Either will be fine.
(A：你想要茶还是咖啡？B：都可以。)

2. The park is a short walk from either of these two subway stations.
(公园从这两个地铁站都走路很快就到了。)

3. There are gas stations on either side of the road.
(路的两边都有加油站。)

 

Either … or … 用法

Either … or …: 当作连结词，表示「选项」。例句：

1. Amy is the kind of person you either love or hate.
(Amy是那种你不是爱就是讨厌的人。)

2. You can book a room with us either by phone or by email.
(你可以透过打电话或寄电子邮件跟我们订房。)

3. Either we go by public transport or we rent a car. Which do you prefer?
(我们可以坐大众运输或租车去。你比较偏好哪一个？)

 

Neither 用法

Neither: 两者皆非，可以当代名词或形容词。例句：

1. A: Do you want to go to Japan or Korea for vacation? B: Actually, neither.
(A：你想去日本还是韩国玩？B：其实都不想。)

2. Neither of my parents can cook very well.
(我父母都不太会煮菜。)

3. We called the only two hotels in town, but neither one had any rooms left.
(我们致电镇上的唯一两间旅馆，不过两间都没有空房。)

 

Neither … nor …用法

Neither … nor …: 当作连结词，表示「两者皆非」。例句：

1. The company's spokesperson neither confirmed nor denied the news report.
(该公司的发言人既没有证实也没有否认新闻的报导。)

2. Their new apartment is neither big nor small.
(他们的新公寓不大也不小。)

3. Neither France nor Brazil made it to the semi-finals this year.
(今年法国跟巴西都没有打进准决赛。)

 

「也」：too/so与 either/neither

我们可以用too/so或 either/neither表达「也是」，以附和或赞成别人的意见。

 

肯定附和：too/so

Too用于句尾。So用于句首，而且主词与(助)动词需倒装。例句：

1. A: I go to work by MRT. B: Me, too.
(A: 我搭捷运上班。B: 我也是。)

2. A: I'm allergic to seafood. B: So am I.
(A: 我对海鲜过敏。B: 我也是。)

3. As the demand rises, prices do too.
= As the demand rises, so do prices.
(当需求上升时，价格也会上涨。)

 

否定附和：either/nor

Either用于句尾。Neither用于句首，而且主词与(助)动词需倒装。例句：

1. A: I don't like eggs. B: Me either.
(A: 我不喜欢吃蛋。B: 我也是。)

2. A: Laura can't drive. B: Neither can Susan.
(A: Laura不会开车。B: Susan也不会。)

3. The location of the hotel can't be beaten, and the price can't, either.
= The location of the hotel can't be beaten, and neither can the price.
(这间旅馆的地点无懈可击，价格也是。)

 

小练习

选择正确答案。

 
  1. Starting at $50, dinner menus at the restaurant aren't cheap, but _____ are they expensive.
    (A) so
    (B) too
    (C) either
    (D) neither

  2. French and English are closer to each other than _____ language is to Chinese.
    (A) each
    (B) both
    (C) either
    (D) neither

  3. The board of directors was neither surprised _____ disappointed by the CEO's resignation.
    (A) or
    (B) nor
    (C) but
    (D) and

  4. To enter information, you can either use the phone keypad _____ speak the information.
    (A) or
    (B) nor
    (C) but
    (D) and
   

解析

  1. 根据语意，这间餐厅的晚餐不算便宜，不过「也不」贵，所以选(D)。

  2. 根据语意，法文和英文彼此的关系比这两个语言(中的任一个)与中文的关系更接近，所以选(C)。

  3. 根据语意，对于执行长的辞职，董事会既不惊讶，「也不」失望，所以选(B)。

  4. 根据语意，要输入资讯，你可以用键盘「或者」语音，所以选(A)。

 

结论

本篇学习文章说明either与neither这两个单字与相关用法的意义与差异。如果学员想完整地学习英文文法，我们推荐巨匠美语的文法课程。巨匠与专业的文法老师合作，将文法结合听说读写等课堂游戏，让你用有趣的方式，有效率地学习英文文法。