请帮我参考一下这句句子的文法错误好吗?Success in this crucial matter depended not on brute strength nor on the ability to resist cold but rather on the continuous growth of intelligence and the use of that intelligence to work out sa

请帮我参考一下这句句子的文法错误好吗?Success in this crucial matter depended not on brute strength nor on the ability to resist cold but rather on the continuous growth of intelligence and the use of that intelligence to work out sa
请帮我参考一下这句句子的文法错误好吗?
Success in this crucial matter depended not on brute strength nor on the ability to resist cold but rather on the continuous growth of intelligence and the use of that intelligence to work out satisfactory adaptations.
原文出自《A Global History》（第七版）,一字未改.关键在于"not on brute strength nor".根据文法,这里应当是"neither on brute strength nor"或者是"not on brute strength or",但原文却……
有必要的话我可以贴出一整段供参考.

请帮我参考一下这句句子的文法错误好吗?Success in this crucial matter depended not on brute strength nor on the ability to resist cold but rather on the continuous growth of intelligence and the use of that intelligence to work out sa
原文没有错,nor和or在很多情况下用法相似,只是使用的频率不同而已.
1.The traditional rule requires that nor be used following neither in expressions in which the negation is carried over to the second element:He is neither able nor (not or ) willing to go.Noris likewise required when a negation is carried over into the second of two independent clauses,in which caseit also triggers inversion of the subject and the auxiliary verb in the second clause:
传统规则要求nor 用于 neither 后面,在这种表达中,否定放在第二个部分：他既不能也 （不用 or ) 不愿走.Nor在当两个独立句子中的第二个也被否时被用,在这种用法中,它也引起第二个句子主语和助动词的转变：
He cannot find anyone now,nor does he expect to find anyone in the future;
现在他找不到任何人,以后也别梦想找到任何人 ；
Jane will never compromise with Bill,nor will Bill compromise with Jane.
简决不会同比尔和解,而比尔也决不会同简和解.
2.When the first negative is expressed by not or never,however,and when the second conjoined element is a verb phrase,the use of nor is often optional:
然而当第一个否定词用not 或 never 表达,且当第二个连结部分是动词短语时,nor 的用法通常可选择：
He will not permit the change,or (or nor ) even consider it.
他决不会容许改变,或者（或者用 nor ） 甚至考虑它.
3.When a noun phrase of the type no this or that is introduced by no,or is more common than nor :
当一个名词短语以形式no this or that 被 no,or 引入时比 nor 更常用：
He has no experience or interest (less frequently nor interest ) in chemistry.
对于化学他既没经验也没兴趣（很少用 nor interest ) .
4.Or is also more common than nor when such a noun phrase,adjective phrase,or adverb phrase is introduced by not :
Or在下面这种情况下比 nor 常用,如一个名词短语、形容词短语或副词短语被not 引导时：
He is not a philosopher or a statesman.
他既不是哲学家也不是政治家.
We were not rich or happy.See Usage Note at neither,or 1
我们既不富有也不快乐 参见 neither,or1

是因为在否定句中，表示或者可以用nor.原文是对的。
类似的还有在否定句中，too要改为either.

好像是不对哦，没有not和nor搭配的吧