patient做名詞用時(shí)意思是“病人、病患”,做形容詞時(shí)意思是“有耐心的、能忍耐的”,沒有動(dòng)詞的詞性.
neither用法詳解
形容詞 a.
1.兩者都不
Neither shoe fits comfortably.
兩只鞋都不合腳.
代詞 pron.
1.(兩者之中)無一個(gè)
Neither of my friends has come yet.
我的兩個(gè)朋友都還沒來.
連接詞 conj.
1.(與nor連用)既不...也不;也不
We had neither money nor food.
我們既沒有錢,也沒有食物.
He neither drinks nor smokes.
他既不喝酒也不抽煙.
Neither the father nor the son is interested in the film.
父子倆對(duì)這部電影都不感興趣.
副詞 ad.
1.(與no,not,never等連用)也不
"John can't swim." "Neither can I."
"約翰不會(huì)游泳." "我也不會(huì)."
either用法詳解
形容詞 a.
1.(兩者之中)任一的
You may go by either road.
你兩條路都可以走.
2.(兩者之中)每一方的;每一的
She studied history and philosophy,but she had little interest in either subject.
她學(xué)過歷史和哲學(xué),但對(duì)這兩門課都沒有多少興趣.
He had a bag in either hand.
他兩手各拿一只包.
代詞 pron.
1.(兩者之中)任何一個(gè)
I don't agree with either of you on these issues.
在這些問題上,你們兩個(gè)我都不同意.
連接詞 conj.
1.(通常與or連用)或者
Either you or your father must see this young man today.
你或是你的父親今天必須見這位年輕人.
She is coming either today or tomorrow.
她不是今天就是明天來.
副詞 ad.
1.(用在否定句中)也,而且;根本
If you don't go,I won't either.
你如不去,我也不去.
It won't do them any good,but it won't do them any harm either.
這對(duì)他們沒有好處,但也沒有壞處.