nor: [14] Nor began life in the Old English period as nother. This was a compound formed from the negative particle and an unrecorded *ōther, a word related to either which expressed the notion of ‘a(chǎn)lternative’. In the Middle English period this was contracted to nor. => either
nor (conj.)
c. 1300, contraction of Middle English nauther (see neither). Influenced in form by or.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The report concludes that I acted neither fraudulently nor improperly.
報(bào)告最后認(rèn)為我的行為既沒(méi)有欺騙性也沒(méi)有任何不妥。
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2. They can neither read nor write, nor can they comprehend such concepts.
他們不會(huì)讀，不會(huì)寫，也理解不了這樣的概念。
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3. That, if you'll pardon my saying so, is neither here nor there.
恕我直言，那根本就不重要。
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4. I have received neither an acknowledgment nor a reply.
我未收到任何復(fù)函或答復(fù)。
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5. Consensus need not be weak, nor need it result in middle-of-the-road policies.