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For he would answer with his life, his judgment that Lear's youngest daughter did not love him least, nor were those empty-hearted whose low sound gave no token of hollowness.

《李尔王》,莎士比亚故事集

nor后的句子应该是省略了主语she吧, those empty-hearted应该指的是那些负心的人,nor were (she) those empty-hearted...

可如果主语是前面的she,为什么谓语动词用were而不是was,还是说省略了以后为了符合后面的those empty-hearted?

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最佳答案 2020-02-28 22:17

nor were those empty-hearted...

这是nor 引导的倒装句,系动词were 提到主语之前。主语是those(指人),所以用were。去掉nor 后:

those were empty-hearted (主、系、表)

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陈才   - 英语教师
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nor were those empty-hearted whose low sound gave no token of hollowness.

以上为副词否定提前句首使用倒装结构,主语为复数“those”所以用复数谓语“were

Nor was he the only one in that tenement yard.  

大杂院里的病人并不止于他一个.

以上为副词否定提前句首使用倒装结构,主语为复数“he”所以用复数谓语“is

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