Word · Frequency #19018
nix
/niks/
noun
险恶的水妖；水鬼
a treacherous water-spirit
- 1.
A treacherous water-spirit
恶作剧的水精。
恶作剧的水精。；无；皆无；水中精灵；interj. 停；不要
In use
I checked my inbox, but there was nix.
After hours of negotiation, they got nix from the committee.
He offered to help, but nix came of it.
be nix
His hopes were nix.
他的希望化为乌有。
get nix for sth
He got nix for his efforts.
他的努力毫无结果。
Common mistakes
He nix the proposal.He nixes the proposal.
“nix”作为动词时，第三人称单数需在词尾加-s，变为‘nixes’。
They nix the event last week.They nixed the event last week.
描述过去的事件时，“nix”需用过去式‘nixed’，不能使用原形。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
作为名词通常不可数，意为‘没有’或‘无’，常用于口语。
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。
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