nought

• n. [數] 零；沒有

來自naught的拚寫變體，後naught被賦予感情色彩，調皮的，搗蛋的，nought用於指數字零。

nought

nought: see not

nought (n.)

Old English nowiht "nothing," variant of nawiht (see naught). Meaning "zero, cipher" is from early 15c. Expression for nought "in vain" is late 13c. To come to nought is from 1590s.

1. Any number to the power of nought is equal to one.

任何數的0次方等於1。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Sales rose by nought point four per cent last month.

上個月銷售額上升了0.4％。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Numerous attempts to persuade him to write his memoirs came to nought.

無數次勸他寫回憶錄的嚐試均以失敗告終。

來自柯林斯例句

4. Beauty without bounty avails nought.

沒有仁愛的美麗毫無用處.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. One minus one leaves nought [ zero ].

一減一 等於 零.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》