nought

• n. [数] 零；没有

来自naught的拼写变体，后naught被赋予感情色彩，调皮的，捣蛋的，nought用于指数字零。

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.

任何数的0次方等于1。

来自柯林斯例句

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

上个月销售额上升了0.4％。

来自柯林斯例句

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

无数次劝他写回忆录的尝试均以失败告终。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Beauty without bounty avails nought.

没有仁爱的美丽毫无用处.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. One minus one leaves nought [ zero ].

一减一 等于 零.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》