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.
双语例句
1. Any number to the power of nought is equal to one.
任何数的0次方等于1。
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2. Sales rose by nought point four per cent last month.
上个月销售额上升了0.4％。
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3. Numerous attempts to persuade him to write his memoirs came to nought.
