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.
nil 英文释义
1. a quantity of no importance;
"it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"
"reduced to nil all the work we had done"
"we racked up a pathetic goose egg"
"it was all for naught"
"I didn't hear zilch about it"
nil 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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nil 实用场景例句
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。
柯林斯例句
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。
柯林斯例句
"What was the result?" — "One-nil to Leeds."
“比赛结果怎样？”——“利兹队以1比0获胜。”
柯林斯例句
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。
柯林斯例句
Scotland beat England one-nil at Wembley.
苏格兰队在温布利球场以1比0击败了英格兰队。
柯林斯例句
The result of the game was 3 - 0 [ three - nil or three - nothing ] .
比赛结果是三比 零.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
Our team won the game three nil.
我们队以三比零获胜.
《简明英汉词典》
My knowledge of the subject is practically nil.
我在这方面的知识几乎等于零.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
The rank outsiders, Cameroon, beat the defending champions, Argentina, by one goal to nil.
本不被看好的喀麦隆队却以1比0击败了卫冕冠军阿根廷队。
柯林斯例句
Don't just win the match; overwhelm your opponents by about 20 goals to nil.
不只是要赢这场比赛, 而且要以大约20∶0的比分压倒对方.
《简明英汉词典》
The heating in winter was almost nil.
冬季供暖设施几乎毫无用处。
辞典例句
Theoretically sludge yield is nil for the extended aeration process.
对延时曝气法而言,理论上污泥生成量应为零.
辞典例句
We can win the rubber 2 games to nil or 2 - 1.
我们可以以2比零或2比1赢得这叁局两胜的比赛.
辞典例句
The energy requirement for hydrolytic reactions is considered nil.
水解反应所需的能量被认为是零.
辞典例句
Our team won the game three nil / three goals to nil, ie 3 - 0.
