英语词汇“nul points”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

nul points

/ˌnjuːl ˈpwã/

Chiefly British

noun

No points, as scored in the Eurovision Song Contest. Hence (allusively and humorously ): no points scored in any context, especially as a hypothetical mark awarded for a failure or dismal performance.

Origin

1970s. Irregularly from French nul no + points, plural of point point, mark, with reference originally to a score of zero points in the Eurovision Song Contest (in which the points awarded by each country are announced in both English and French, although scores of zero are not in fact announced in this way).

单词	nul points
释义	nul points /ˌnjuːl ˈpwã/ Chiefly British noun No points, as scored in the Eurovision Song Contest. Hence (allusively and humorously ): no points scored in any context, especially as a hypothetical mark awarded for a failure or dismal performance. Origin 1970s. Irregularly from French nul no + points, plural of point point, mark, with reference originally to a score of zero points in the Eurovision Song Contest (in which the points awarded by each country are announced in both English and French, although scores of zero are not in fact announced in this way).
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