- none (of somebody/something)
not one of a group of people or things; not any 没有一个;毫无 None of these pens works/work. 这些钢笔没有一支能用。 We have three sons but none of them lives/live nearby. 我们有三个儿子,但他们都不住在附近。 We saw several houses but none we really liked. 我们看了几所房子,但都不怎么喜欢。 Tickets for Friday? Sorry we've got none left. 星期五的票?对不起,一张也没有了。 He told me all the news but none of it was very exciting. 他告诉了我所有的新闻,但没有一件激动人心的。 ‘Is there any more milk?’ ‘No, none at all.’ “还有牛奶吗?” “没了,一点都没了。” - (formal)
Everybody liked him but none (= nobody) more than I. 大家都喜欢他,但谁也比不过我。
Grammar Point none ofnone of- When you use none of with an uncountable noun, the verb is in the singular:
none of 与不可数名词连用时,动词用单数: None of the work was done. 那些工作全都未干。
- When you use none of with a plural noun or pronoun, or a singular noun referring to a group of people or things, you can use either a singular or a plural verb. The singular form is used in a formal style in British English:
None of the trains is/are going to London. 这些列车都不去伦敦。 None of her family has/have been to college. 她的一家谁都没上过大学。
Word OriginOld English nān, from ne ‘not’ + ān ‘one’, of Germanic origin; compare with German nein ‘no!’.
Idioms
have/want none of something
none but
none the less
(also nonetheless)
despite this fact 仅仅;只有
none other than