(两者中的)任何一个;(两者中的)每个,各方
两者之一的;(两者之中)随便哪一个的;两者中任何一方的
(补充时说)而且;(对两事物的选择)要么…要么,不是…就是,或者…或者;(用于否定词组后)也
…呢还是…

这三个词都表示“两者…”。neither表示“两者都不…”,常与单数谓语动词搭配; both表示“两者都…”,常与复数谓语动词搭配; either表示“两者之一”,常与单数谓语动词搭配。
这两个词都可指“任何一个”。它们的区别是:
any是指三个或更多中的一个; 而either则是指两个中的一个。
这组词(组)都有“也,此外,还有”的意思。它们的区别是:
also一般用于肯定句,有强调意味,位于主谓语之间,即实义动词之前,助动词之后; too只用于肯定句中,一般位于句末,比also更口语化; either一般只用于否定句,多位于句末; as well和too一样多用于口语,放在句末; besides与moreover词义基本相同,但moreover后面所叙述的,通常比前面所叙述更为重要或更深入一步,在词序方面, moreover往往用于句首,另外, moreover是较为正式的用语。例如:
He also asked to go.他也要去。
I can also do it.我也能干那个活。
English is not easy, and French is not easy either.英语不容易,法语也不容易。
He is a teacher, and a writer as well.他是个教师,也是个作家。
I don't like those shoes; besides, they're too expensive.那双鞋我不喜欢,而且也太贵。
I don't like skating; moreover, the ice is too thin.我不想去溜冰,再说冰层也太薄。
The Opposition have consistently accused the Government of corruption.Moreover, they have named names.反对党一直在指责政府腐败,而且是指名道姓的。
声音变化法
either=whether=是否,表示一种可能性。这里尤指两者中间的一种的可能性。
重要短语
either of两者之一
either or二者择一的;要么…要么…
The basketball nets hung down from the ceiling at either end of the gymnasium.
篮筐分别从体育馆两头的天花板上悬吊下来。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》They gave money to the Conservative Party either personally or through their companies.
他们要么以个人名义要么通过他们的公司捐钱给了保守党。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》You can take part in multiplayer games either on a LAN network or via the internet.
可以通过局域网或因特网参加多人游戏。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Parents of either sex should beware of imposing their own tastes on their children.
父母双方都应切记不要把自己的喜好强加给孩子。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The gutters either side of the paved high road were gurgling and even flooding.
铺砌的大路两旁的排水沟在汩汩作响,甚至漫出水来。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》In Britain, we have so far escaped, in large measure, either of these afflictions.
在英国,我们迄今为止已经远远地避开了这两类麻烦。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The segments are filmed using either local actors or the actual people involved.
这些片断是由当地的演员或真实的当事人参与拍摄的。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The bathroom has taken a lot longer to get right than either Elaine or Dennis had envisaged.
装修浴室花的时间远比伊莱恩和丹尼斯预想的要长。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Concentrators in geological sciences elect either geology or geography.
主修地质学的学生要选修地质学或地理课程.
来源:《简明英汉词典》He prophesied that within five years his opponent would either be dead or in prison.
他预言5年内他的敌人要么会死去,要么会进监狱。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》There was no vibration transmitted to the handles and the machine wasn't noisy either.
没有任何振动传导到手柄,机器也没有任何噪音。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Either an author or a man interested in literature is named a literary man.
一个作者或一个对文学感兴趣的人被称作文人.
来源:《简明英汉词典》For months I had been either unwilling or unable to go through with it.
数月来,我一直不是不愿意就是没办法做这件事。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》On either side of the rostrum sat representatives of parents, teachers and Red Scarves.
演讲台两边,坐着家长代表, 教师代表和红领巾代表.
来源:《简明英汉词典》Mary was a better rider than either of them and she excelled at outdoor sports.
玛丽的骑术比他们俩都要好,而且她擅长户外运动。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Either he escaped, or he came to grief. In any case, he was never seen again.
他要么逃掉了,要么遭到了不测。不管怎么样,反正再也没有人见过他。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
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