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(yǔ)例句
1. Most election promises can be set at naught.
競(jìng)選時(shí)所做的許諾大都沒(méi)有什么價(jià)值.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. He sets at naught every convention of society.
他輕視所有的社會(huì)習(xí)俗.
來(lái)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(lái)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(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
5. Like the Tehran experience, the shredding may be all for naught.