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.
雙語例句
1. Any number to the power of nought is equal to one.
任何數的0次方等于1。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Sales rose by nought point four per cent last month.
上個月銷售額上升了0.4％。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Numerous attempts to persuade him to write his memoirs came to nought.