She is an interesting person but her husband is a real nothing.她是个十分有趣的人,但她的丈夫就不及她了。
I feel what a nothing I am!我感到我是多么渺小啊!

［词源］＜古英语nathing(没有东西)

1.nothing用作代词的意思是“没有什么东西”,在句中可用作主语、宾语和表语。nothing还可接形容词、现在分词、动词不定式、介词短语或从句作后置定语。
2.nothing作主语时,谓语动词须用单数形式。
3.nothing可用来表示“最”,也可以用来表示“整”,常用于人的身高。
4.nothing but意为“只有,只不过”,其中but是介词,其后可接名词、动词不定式,如nothing前的动词为can或do,则but后的动词不带to。

for nothing
1.免费without payment; free
We bought these six chairs, and they gave us the other one for nothing.我们买了六把椅子,他们又免费送了我们一把。
2.无酬劳,无结果with no reward or result; no purpose
I've been working on this book for six years, and all for nothing.我已经花了六年时间写这部书,却毫无获。

have nothing to do with
与…没关系not concern oneself with sb/sth
This has nothing to do with you.这事与你无关。

nothing but
只有,只不过only
▲nothing but+n.
I had nothing in the world but a million-pound note.除了一张百万英镑的钞票,这世上我是一无所有。
Don't scold her, she's nothing but a child.不要责骂她,她只不过是个孩子。
▲nothing but to-/v〔to-v〕
At present I can do nothing but wait.目前,我只好等待。
They did nothing but complain.他们只知道抱怨。
He wanted nothing but to stay there.他什么也不想,就想呆在那儿。
We have no choice but to arrive late.除了迟到以外,我们并无选择。

nothing less than
完全,全部completely; totally
His negligence was nothing less than criminal.他的粗心大意无异于犯罪。

nothing like
1.丝毫不像not at all like
It looks nothing like a horse.这完全看不出像马。
2.绝对不absolutely not
His new book is nothing like as good as his earlier books.他的新书远不及他早先的书好。

nothing more than
仅仅,只不过only
They expected nothing more than a new-type machine.他们期望的只不过是一台新型的机器而已。

Nothing in hte world is difficult for one who sets his mind into it.天下无难事,只怕有心人。
There is nothing in this box, it's empty.这盒子里没有任何东西,是空的。
I had nothing stronger than orange juice to drink.我只喝了橙汁,没喝酒。
There is nothing wrong with the machine.这台机器没什么毛病。
I know nothing about the accident.对那次事故我什么也不知道。
There's nothing that you can do to help.你帮不上忙。
He is a meter nothing.他身高一米整。

下面的句子有两种不同的意思:
They fought each other for nothing.
他们好端端地就打起来了。
不论有什么事,他们都不打架。

一切都令人满意。
［误］  Nothing is not satisfactory.
［正］  Everything is satisfactory.
［析］  nothing用作主语时,谓语动词不可用否定式。