nil

英 [nɪl] 美 [nɪl]

nil 零

缩写自拉丁语nihil,空无，没有，来自ne-,没有，hilum,琐碎，小东西。即什么都没有，引申词义零，空无。

nil: 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.

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。

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。

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。