nix
nix1(informal)(非正式)pronoun- nothing
无,没有东西
apart from that, nix.
除了那,什么也没有。
exclamation- expressing denial or refusal
(表示否认,拒绝)没有,不
verb- [with obj.]put an end to; cancel
结束;取消
he nixed the deal just before it was to be signed.
就在签约前他取消了那笔交易。
语源- late 18th cent. (as a noun): from German, colloquial variant of nichts 'nothing'
nix2(fem. Nixie )- (rare)a water sprite
(罕)水妖,水鬼
语源- mid 19th cent.: from German; related to the archaic English word nicker, denoting a water demon believed to live in the sea
nix3exclamation- (Brit. informal, dated)used as a signal or warning that a person in authority is approaching
(英,非正式,旧)[用作信号或警示]当心(上司来临)
语源- mid 19th cent.: perhaps from the phrase keep nix 'to watch, guard' (see nix)
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