"My dear Miss Eliza, why are not you dancing? -- Mr. Darcy, you must allow me to present this young lady to you as a very desirable partner. -- You cannot refuse to dance, I am sure, when so much beauty is before you." And taking her hand, he would have given it to Mr. Darcy, who, though extremely surprised, was not unwilling to receive it, when she instantly drew back, and said with some discomposure to Sir William,
"Indeed, Sir, I have not the least intention of dancing. -- I entreat you not to suppose that I moved this way in order to beg for a partner."
Mr. Darcy with grave propriety requested to be allowed the honour of her hand; but in vain. Elizabeth was determined; nor did Sir William at all shake her purpose by his attempt at persuasion.
请教老师:前句没有否定,但为什么这句nor did Sir William at all shake her purpose by his attempt at persuasion 用nor开头否定呢?
nor间或可以用在肯定句之后,表示“而且……也不[没有]……”。例如:
All that is true, nor must we forget about it. 《葛传槼英语惯用法词典》
The article is too long, nor is the style easy. 这篇文章太长,文笔也不流畅。《现代英汉综合大词典》
The tale is long, nor have I heard it out. 那个故事很长,而且我也没有把它听完过。《21世纪英汉汉英双向词典》
▲国外网站https://www.thefreedictionary.com/上的nor词条中也有如下说明:
3.(used after an affirmative clause, or as a continuative, in the sense of and not):
They are happy, nor need we worry.
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这是本网站hansong老师的解答neither的用法
Neither 的这种用法没查到。
但张道真《现代英语用法大全》P986 关于 nor 的解释:
△ 间或引起句子:
Nor will I deny that— [And I will not deny that—]. (ALD)
所以可得出,此处 neither 为连词(或称副词连词,位于句首引起倒装)。所以网友的句子相当于:And there is not any obvious sign of discontent within the Communist
Party elite.