nobody、none与no one这些代词均表示“没人”之意。
nobody : 普通用词,表单数,只能指代人,不能用于加 of 表范围的结构中。
- They were shut away in a little room where nobody could overhear.
他们被关在一个小屋里,没人能听到他们的动静。
none : 可指代人或物,表示对三者以上的否定,可跟表范围的 o f结构。
- 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。
no one : 只用于指人,在英国英语中写成no-none,通常后面不连用of。
- No one was at home.
没有人在家。 - There was no one else around.
周围没有其他人。 - We were told to speak to no one.
要求我们不要和任何人说话。