nil

• n. 无，零
• n. (Nil)人名；(阿拉伯、土、土库、阿塞、哈萨、塔吉、吉尔、乌兹、匈)尼尔；(柬)尼

中文词源

缩写自拉丁语nihil,空无，没有，来自ne-,没有，hilum,琐碎，小东西。即什么都没有，引申词义零，空无。

英文词源

nil

nil: [19] Latin nil was a contracted form of nihil ‘nothing’ (source of English nihilism [19]). This in turn was a shortening of an earlier nihilum, a compound formed from the negative particle nī and hīlum ‘small or trivial thing’, and thus denoted etymologically ‘not a jot’.
=> nihilism

nil (n.)

"nothing," 1833, from Latin nil, contraction of nihil, nihilum "nothing, not at all; in vain," from ne- "not" (see un-) + hilum "small thing, trifle," of unknown origin.

双语例句

1. Profits zoomed from nil in 1981 to about 16 million last year.

利润从1981年的零收益飙升至去年的1,600万。

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2. They gave an insipid opening performance in a nil-nil draw with Peru.

他们与秘鲁队的揭幕战打得波澜不惊，最终以0：0战平。

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3. Austria beat Hungary 3-nil in a friendly match at Salzburg on Wednesday.

在星期三萨尔茨堡的一场友谊赛中奥地利以3比0击败了匈牙利。

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4. "What was the result?" — "One-nil to Leeds."

“比赛结果怎样？”——“利兹队以1比0获胜。”

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5. They beat Argentina one-nil in the final.

他们在决赛中以1比0击败了阿根廷队。

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