- nought
[nought 词源字典]
- nought: see not
[nought etymology, nought origin, 英语词源] - 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.