"nothing, none," 1789, from German nix, dialectal variant of nichts "nothing," from Middle High German nihtes, from genitive of niht, nit "nothing," from Old High German niwiht, from ni, ne "no" (see un-) + wiht "thing, creature" (compare naught).
nix (v.)
"cancel, refuse, forbid," 1903, from nix (n.). Related: Nixed; nixing.
实用例句
1. Father said nix on our plan.
父亲不同意我们的计划.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
2. He worked for nix.
他工作不取报酬.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
3. It cost me absolutely nix.
我一分钱没花.
来自辞典例句
4. It must be you or nix.
不是你才怪呢.
来自辞典例句
5. I suppose mom will say nix to us going to the movies.
