zilch

• n. 零，無；無價值之物；小人物
• n. (Zilch)人名；(德)齊爾希

詞源不確定，或來自Mr Zilch，漫畫小說中不重要的角色，可能是模仿支支吾吾的聲音創造出來的人名，引申詞義小人物，零等。

zilch (n.)

"nothing," 1957; "insignificant person," 1933, from use of Zilch as a generic comical-sounding surname for an insignificant person (especially Joe Zilch). There was a Mr. Zilch (1931), comic character in the magazine "Ballyhoo," and the use perhaps originated c. 1922 in U.S. college or theater slang. Probably a nonsense syllable, suggestive of the end of the alphabet, but Zilch is an actual German surname of Slavic origin.

The [Cadence] agency aims to have each album cover actually promote the record, on the theory that "the day of pretty, boffy, zoomy and zingy covers for the sake of zilch is no more." ["Billboard," Oct. 28, 1957]

1. At the moment these shares are worth zilch.

現在這些股票一文不值。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Nothing's happened Connie. Zilch.

什麽事都沒有發生，康妮。一點事都沒有。

來自柯林斯例句

3. I arrived in this country with zilch.

我來到這個國家時身上一無所有。

來自《權威詞典》

4. The team's morale fell to zilch owing to the unexpected defeat.

由於這次出乎意料的失利,球隊的士氣低落到極點.

來自互聯網

5. I didn't hear zilch about it.

我絲毫沒有聽說過.

來自互聯網