zero, cipher, nil, nought 辨析

zero, cipher, nil, nought 辨析

Zero(n.)—\”零\”.普通用语.是指没有数量和大小等意义时人们喜欢用的词.
Cipher(n.)—\”零\”.指0-9的任何一个阿拉伯数码,表示\”无\”时,具有象征意义.
Nil(n.)—\”零\”.多用于体育或新闻领域.
Nought(n.)—\”零\”.美语为naught,在字面意义上与cipher同义.

例:His chances of success sank to zero.
他成功的机会降到了最低点.
It was fifteen degrees below zero.
气温是零下十五度.
One followed by two ciphers is 100.
一的后面跟两个零是一百.
I can\’t bear such a cipher any longer.
我再也不能忍受这样一个无用的人了.
The result of the game was three-nil.
比赛结果是三比零.
The new machine reduced labor costs to almost nil.
新机器把劳动力的成本几乎降到零.
My effort came to naught.
我的努力终成泡影.
0.01 is usually read point nought one.
0.01通常被读作 point nought one.