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conj. 或, 或者
【計】 或
相關詞組:
or else
or so
a month or so

英文解釋:

名詞 or:

  1. a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
    同義詞:Oregon, Beaver State
  2. a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations
    同義詞:operating room, operating theater, operating theatre, surgery

例句:

  1. He can't read or write.
    他不會看書也不會寫字。
  2. Hurry up or else you'll be late.
    快,否則你就要來不及了。
  3. I don't care whether I get it or not.
    我不在乎我是否可以得到它。

詳細解釋:


or

conj.(連線詞)

Used to indicate an alternative, usually only before the last term of a series:
或:用以表示一種選擇,常用在一系列可選事物中最後一個的前面:
例句:
hot or cold; this, that, or the other.
熱或冷;這個、那個或其它

Used to indicate the second of two alternatives, the first being preceded byeither or whether :
不是…就是,非…即:用在二個可選事物中的第二個前面,第一個前面有either 或者 whether
例句:
Your answer is either ingenious or wrong. She didn`t know whether to laugh or cry.
你的回答不是獨樹一幟就是錯了。她不知道是該哭還是該笑

Archaic Used to indicate the first of two alternatives, with the force ofeither or whether.
古語 兩者之一用於指出兩個可選事物的第一個的前面,連用的有either 或者 whether.
Used to indicate a synonymous or equivalent expression:
用來表示一個同義詞或等同的表示:
例句:
acrophobia, or fear of great heights.
恐高症或對高處的恐懼

Used to indicate uncertainty or indefiniteness:
用來表示不太確定或不太確切:
例句:
two or three.
二或三

來源:
Middle English
中古英文
from other [or] from Old English other from oththe
源自 other [或者] 源自 古英文 other 源自 oththe
and from outher from Old English 3hwôther, 3ther * see either
並源自 outher 源自 古英文 3hwôther, 3ther *參見 either

When all the elements in a series connected byor are singular, the verb they govern is singular:
當一系列事物中由or 來連線的各項均為單數時, 其後動詞也用單數形成:
例句:
Tom or Jack is coming.
湯姆或傑克要來。

例句:
Beer, ale, or wine is included in the charge.
啤酒或葡萄酒均已包括在帳單上。

When all the elements are plural,the verb is plural.When the elements do not agree in number,some grammarians have suggested that the verb be governed by the element to which it is nearer:
當所有各項均為複數形式時,動詞亦採用複數形式。當事物數量不統一時,有些語法學家主張動詞形式由離它最近項(的單複數形式)決定
例句:
Tom or his sisters are coming.
湯姆或其姐妹要來。

例句:
The girls or their brother is coming.
女孩子們或其兄弟要來。

例句:
Cold symptoms or headache is the usual first sign.
感冒症狀或發燒頭痛通常是第一信號。

Other grammarians, however, have argued that such constructions must be avoided and that substitutes be found in which the problem of agreement does not arise:
但是,另有些語法學家卻主張避免使用這種結構而使用不發生主謂不一致問題的替代結構:
例句:
Either Tom is coming or his sisters are.
不是湯姆就是她的姐妹們要來。

例句:
The usual first sign may be either cold symptoms or a headache. See Usage Note at and/or ,either ,neither ,nor
通常第一信號不是感冒症狀便是發燒頭痛 參見 and/or,either,neither,nor


or
or 2

conj.(連線詞)
Before. Followed byever or ere :
在…之前:在…之前,後接ever 或者 ere
例句:
.I doubt he will be dead or ere I come.(Shakespeare)
.我擔心我來之前他會死去.(莎士比亞)

prep.(介詞
Before.
在…之前

來源:
Middle English
中古英文
variant of er
er的變體
from Old English ôr [soon, early]
源自 古英文 ôr [不久,早]
and from Old Norse 3r * see ayer-
並源自 古斯堪的納維亞語 3r *參見 ayer-


or
or 3

n.Heraldry (名詞)【紋章學】
Gold, represented in heraldic engraving by a white field sprinkled with small dots.
紋金:在紋章雕刻中用小圓點點綴的白色區域表示的金

來源:
Middle English
中古英文
from Old French
源自 古法文
from Latin aurum
源自 拉丁語 aurum

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