Word
0
/ˈziːroʊ/
adjective
零；无；没有的
zero; indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
- 1.
indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
表示没有数量
表示没有数量
In use
The project has zero budget for marketing.
She has zero experience in programming.
We have zero tolerance for cheating.
zero + [noun]
通常修饰复数名词或不可数名词。
The patient has zero symptoms.
病人没有症状。
zero-[noun] + [noun]
零-名词复合形容词，常用于技术或政策术语。
They signed a zero-hour contract.
他们签了一份零时工合同。
Common mistakes
He has zero book.He has zero books.
英语中，zero 作为形容词修饰可数名词时，名词必须用复数形式。汉语没有复数变化，学习者易受母语影响而用单数。
There are zero of students in the room.There are zero students in the room.
zero 直接修饰名词时不需要介词 of，而汉语的“零个”容易导致添加“的”字，错误地引入 of。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- zero-sum
- 零和的 · adj.
- zero-tolerance
- 零容忍的 · adj.
- zero-based
- 零基的 · adj.
Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常用作定语，表示‘零的’、‘没有的’
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.