nor

12 ENTRIES FOUND:

nor /ˈnoɚ/ conjunction

nor

/ˈnoɚ/

conjunction

Learner's definition of NOR

— used after neither to show something is also not true, possible, allowed, etc.也不…（用在neither后）

It's neither good nor bad.不好也不坏。
I neither know nor care what they think.我不知道也不关心他们是怎么想的。
Neither you nor I nor anyone else will tell him.你、我以及其他任何人都不会告诉他。
His problems are neither my business nor yours.他的问题不关你我的事。

◊ When neither and nor are used to join two subjects, the verb should agree with the subject that is closer to it.*neither和nor用于连接两个主语时，动词形式应与其相近的主语一致。

Neither my mother nor I am going there today.妈妈和我今天都不去那儿。

— see also neither here nor there at ¹here

— used after a negative statement to introduce a related negative word or statement也不（用在否定句后引出下一个否定陈述）

She's not the best student in her class, (but) nor is she the worst.她不是班里最好的学生，也不是最差的。
He didn't quit his job, nor was he fired.他没有辞职，也没有被解雇。
He is not going to the meeting (and) nor am I.他不准备去开会，我也不去。
(formal) “I don't know her.” “Nor do I.” [=neither do I; I don't know her either]“我不认识她。”“我也是。”

BNC: 810 COCA: 1062

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conjunction (1)

nər,

ˈnȯr

Southern also ˈnär

—used as a function word to introduce the second or last member or the second and each following member of a series of items each of which is negated

neither here nor therenot done by you nor me nor anyone

—used as a function word to introduce and negate a following clause or phrase

chiefly British : neither

Is it neither nor or neither or?: Usage Guide

Although use with or is neither archaic nor wrong, neither is usually followed by nor. A few commentators think that neither must be limited in reference to two, but reference to more than two has been quite common for several hundred years.