naught
英[n??t]
美[n?t]
- n. [數(shù)] 零；無價(jià)值
- adj. 無價(jià)值的；無用的
- n. (Naught)人名；(英)諾特
中文詞源
naught 零
來自古英語nawiht,沒有，來自na,沒有，詞源同no,wiht,一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)，詞源同whit。即一點(diǎn)都沒有，零。
英文詞源
- naught (n.)
- Old English nawiht "nothing," lit "no whit," from na "no" (from PIE root *ne- "no, not;" see un- (1)) + wiht "thing, creature, being" (see wight). Cognate with Old Saxon neowiht "nothing," Old High German niwiht, Gothic ni waihts. It also developed an adjectival sense in Old English, "good for nothing," which by mid-16c. had focused to "morally bad, wicked." In arithmetic, "the figure zero" from 1640s.
雙語例句
- 1. Most election promises can be set at naught.
- 競選時(shí)所做的許諾大都沒有什么價(jià)值.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. He sets at naught every convention of society.
- 他輕視所有的社會習(xí)俗.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. All our good planning came to naught.
- 我們所有的好計(jì)劃結(jié)果都成泡影.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. How many imperial inches are there in one metric centimetre? — Naught point three nine three seven inches.
- 一厘米等于多少英寸? ——等于0.397英寸.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Like the Tehran experience, the shredding may be all for naught.
- 如同德黑蘭事件中的情況一樣, 切碎文件可能是徒勞的.
來自時(shí)文部分