nor S2 W1 / nɔ $ nɔr / 连词 , 副词

1 neither … nor … used when mentioning two things that are not true or do not happen :

He can neither read nor write (= he cannot read or write ) .

Hilary was neither shocked nor surprised by the news.

Neither Matt nor Julie said anything.

2 formal used after a negative statement in order to introduce another negative statement containing a similar kind of information :

I don’t expect children to be rude, nor do I expect to be disobeyed.

It was not my fault, nor his.

3 British English used after a negative statement to say that the negative statement is also true for someone or something else :

‘I don’t want to go.’ ‘Nor do I.’

They couldn’t understand it at the time, and nor could we.

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