nix

nix1
(informal)(非正式)
pronoun
  1. nothing
    无,没有东西
    apart from that, nix.
    除了那,什么也没有。
exclamation
  1. expressing denial or refusal
    (表示否认,拒绝)没有,不
verb
  1. [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
  1. late 18th cent. (as a noun): from German, colloquial variant of nichts 'nothing'

nix2
(fem. Nixie )
  1. (rare)a water sprite
    (罕)水妖,水鬼
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: from German; related to the archaic English word nicker, denoting a water demon believed to live in the sea

nix3
exclamation
  1. (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
  1. mid 19th cent.: perhaps from the phrase keep nix 'to watch, guard' (see nix)
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