英汉词典

either 基本解释

• adj. 两者之中任一的；两者之中每一的
• prep. 任何一个
• conj. 也（用于否定句或否定词组后）；根本
• pron. 任一，两方，随便哪一个；两者中的一个或另一个

either 中文词源

缩写自古英语aeghwaether, 来自ae, 词源同each. hwaether,同whether. 即两者中永远有一个。

either 英文词源

either

either: [OE] Either is the modern descendant of an ancient Germanic phrase which meant literally ‘always each of two’. Its constituents were *aiwō, source of English aye ‘ever, always’, (which was also one of the building blocks of which each was made) and *gikhwatharaz, ancestor of English whether. In Old English this became lexicalized as the compound ǣgehwæther, subsequently contracted to ǣgther, from which developed modern English either. Despite its similarity, neither is more than just either with a negative prefix tacked on: its history is parallel but slightly different.
=> aye, whether

either

Old English ægðer, contraction of æghwæðer (pron., adv., conj.) "each of two, both," from a "always" (see aye (adv.)) + ge- collective prefix + hwæðer "which of two, whether" (see whether). Cognate with Dutch ieder, Old High German eogiwedar, German jeder "either, each, every").

Modern sense of "one or the other of two" is late 13c. Adverbially, for emphasis, "in any case, at all," especially when expressing negation, by 1828. Use of either-or to suggest an unavoidable choice between alternatives (1931) in some cases reflects Danish enten-eller, title of an 1843 book by Kierkegaard.

either 词组搭配

either 英文释义

1. after a negative statement used as an intensive meaning something like `likewise' or `also';

"he isn't stupid, but he isn't exactly a genius either"

"I don't know either"

"if you don't order dessert I won't either"

either 同义词解析

also, too, as well, either, likewise

这些词均含"也"之意。

also：比too正式一些，语气较重，只用于肯定句，一般紧靠动词。

too：语气较轻，多用于口语，在肯定句中使用，通常位于句末。

as well：一般不用否定句，通常放在句末，强调时可放在句中。

either：用于否定句，放在句末，之前加逗号。

likewise：是书面语用词。

either 双语例句

1. She had met both sons and did not care for either.

两个儿子她都见了，一个都不喜欢。

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2. He seems either to fear women or to sentimentalize them.

他似乎要么怕女人要么就对她们怀有浪漫想法。

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3. On either side of the tracks the ground fell away sharply.

跑道两侧都是很陡的斜坡。

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4. Both groups on either side are just picking off innocent bystanders.

对峙双方都只是在瞄准射击无辜的旁观者。

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5. Either you can talk to him, or I will.

要么你跟他谈，要么我去。

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either 实用场景例句

You can park on either side of the street.

这条街两边都可停车。

牛津词典

You can keep one of the photos. Either of them─whichever you like.

你可以保留一张照片。两张里任选一张——拣你喜欢的。

牛津词典

There are two types of qualification─either is acceptable.

有两种资格证明——任何一种都可以接受。

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The offices on either side were empty.

两边的办公室都是空的。

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There's a door at either end of the corridor.

走廊两端各有一道门。

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Pete can't go and I can't either.

皮特不能去，我也不能。

牛津词典

(North Amercian English,informal)‘I don't like it. ’ ‘Me either. ’ (= Neither do I.)

“我不喜欢这个。”“我也不喜欢。”

牛津词典

I know a good Italian restaurant. It's not far from here, either.

我知道一家很好的意大利餐馆，而且离这儿不远。

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Well, I think she's either Russian or Polish.

嗯，我看她不是俄罗斯人就是波兰人。

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I'm going to buy either a camera or a DVD player with the money.

我打算用这笔钱买一台照相机或者DVD机。

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Either he could not come or he did not want to.

他要么是不能来要么就是不想来。

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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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Sightseeing is best done either by tour bus or by bicycles...

最好是乘坐旅游巴士或骑自行车观光。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...music that fails to be either funny or funky...

既无趣又没有强烈节奏的音乐

柯林斯高阶英语词典

There had been no indication of either breathlessness or any loss of mental faculties right until his death.

他去世前并未出现呼吸困难或意识不清的迹象。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

There were glasses of champagne and cigars, but not many of either were consumed...

这里有香槟和雪茄，但两样东西都没怎么动。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

If either were killed, delicate negotiations would be seriously disrupted.

二人中任意一个遇害，都会严重扰乱本已非常棘手的谈判。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

She warned me that I'd never marry or have children.—'I don't want either.'

她告诫我千万不要结婚，也别要孩子。——“这两样我都不想要。”

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He did not even say anything to her, and she did not speak to him either...

他甚至一句话也没跟她说，她也没跟他说话。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

'I'm afraid I've never been there.'—'Well, of course, I haven't myself either.'

“恐怕我没去过那里。”——“嗯，那当然，我也没有去过。”

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Don't agree, but don't argue either...

别同意，但是也别争辩。

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I can't manage that by myself and I don't see why it should be expected of me either.

我一个人没法做那事，我也不明白为什么得要我去做。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I suddenly realized that I didn't have a single intelligent thing to say about either team.

我突然意识到我对两队都没有一句称得上有见地的话可讲。

柯林斯高阶英语词典