zilch

• n. 零，无；无价值之物；小人物
• n. (Zilch)人名；(德)齐尔希

词源不确定，或来自Mr Zilch，漫画小说中不重要的角色，可能是模仿支支吾吾的声音创造出来的人名，引申词义小人物，零等。

zilch (n.)

"nothing," 1957; "insignificant person," 1933, from use of Zilch as a generic comical-sounding surname for an insignificant person (especially Joe Zilch). There was a Mr. Zilch (1931), comic character in the magazine "Ballyhoo," and the use perhaps originated c. 1922 in U.S. college or theater slang. Probably a nonsense syllable, suggestive of the end of the alphabet, but Zilch is an actual German surname of Slavic origin.

The [Cadence] agency aims to have each album cover actually promote the record, on the theory that "the day of pretty, boffy, zoomy and zingy covers for the sake of zilch is no more." ["Billboard," Oct. 28, 1957]

1. At the moment these shares are worth zilch.

现在这些股票一文不值。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Nothing's happened Connie. Zilch.

什么事都没有发生，康妮。一点事都没有。

来自柯林斯例句

3. I arrived in this country with zilch.

我来到这个国家时身上一无所有。

来自《权威词典》

4. The team's morale fell to zilch owing to the unexpected defeat.

由于这次出乎意料的失利,球队的士气低落到极点.

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5. I didn't hear zilch about it.

我丝毫没有听说过.

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