nitchevoint.n.

Brit.

/niːtʃəˈvəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌnitʃəˈvoʊ/

Forms: 1800s– nitchevo, 1800s– nitschewo, 1900s netchevo (rare), 1900s nitzchevo (rare), 1900s– nichevo.

Origin: A borrowing from Russian. Etymon: Russian ničego.

Etymology: < Russian ničego (1645 in Old Russian as ničevo in sense ‘it is nothing, it can be borne’; in modern Russian the g in this position is pronounced as v), genitive of ničto nothing; with the construction compare French de rien, Spanish de nada.

A. int.

In representations or imitation of Russian speech: ‘it is nothing’, ‘never mind’, ‘no matter’.

ΚΠ

1877 Times 19 Dec. 10/1 No being with only one neck to break would ever have committed one-half of the follies and blunders that we [Russians] have been guilty of. But nitchevo!.. ‘It is no matter.’

1918 G. Frankau Poet. Wks. (1923) xxxiii. 180 The game's played out between us—Good luck or bad. Nitchevo, Lady Jill. We loved: we part.

1931 Nation 10 June 627/1 I pointed out to our guide that..a two-day trip for my wife under other circumstances unfortunately could not be thought of. Were I alone, nichevo.

1987 Washington Post 12 Apr. c11/3 She smiled broadly and said, ‘Nitchevo.’.. ‘Nitchevo,’ she repeated several times and added, ‘You can pay me later when you get some money.’

1998 T. Clancy Rainbow Six xx. 374 Their known and confirmed field operations—nichevo! Popov thought.

B. n.

The attitude of resignation or fatalism conveyed by (habitual) use of the word ‘nitchevo’; the tendency to accept defeat or to do nothing. Also: nothing, a trifle.

ΚΠ

1905 Times 25 Aug. 3/3 The Temps warns Russia against allowing the fatal ‘nitchevo’ to invade the sphere of diplomacy.

1911 M. Baring Russian People 40 We are struck by a lack of discipline which produces an easy-going..‘what does it matter?’ spirit,..which in Russia goes by the name of Nichevo.

1943 E. M. Almedingen Frossia ix. 315 The Russian mind..samovar, troykas, gipsy songs, and endless discussions about stars and the final destiny of man... Also the eternal maddening ‘nitchevo’, ‘nitchevo’ yesterday, to-day, and to-morrow.

1975 U.S. News & World Rep. 28 Apr. 67/2 The attitude of nichevo—literally meaning ‘nothing’ but in practice ‘it doesn't matter’—is widespread.

1986 D. Potter Singing Detective iii. 100 Binney:..So far, I've not got much out of you, Marlow. What have you come up with, may I ask? Marlow: As yet? Nothing. Zero. Nix. Nichevo.

1989 Sunday Tel. 11 June 18/2 The recent grisly series of accidents shows the need to overcome traditional lethargy and the nitchevo reaction to taking trouble.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nitchevo
释义	nitchevoint.n. Brit. /niːtʃəˈvəʊ/, U.S. /ˌnitʃəˈvoʊ/ Forms: 1800s– nitchevo, 1800s– nitschewo, 1900s netchevo (rare), 1900s nitzchevo (rare), 1900s– nichevo. Origin: A borrowing from Russian. Etymon: Russian ničego. Etymology: < Russian ničego (1645 in Old Russian as ničevo in sense ‘it is nothing, it can be borne’; in modern Russian the g in this position is pronounced as v), genitive of ničto nothing; with the construction compare French de rien, Spanish de nada. A. int. In representations or imitation of Russian speech: ‘it is nothing’, ‘never mind’, ‘no matter’. ΚΠ 1877 Times 19 Dec. 10/1 No being with only one neck to break would ever have committed one-half of the follies and blunders that we [Russians] have been guilty of. But nitchevo!.. ‘It is no matter.’ 1918 G. Frankau Poet. Wks. (1923) xxxiii. 180 The game's played out between us—Good luck or bad. Nitchevo, Lady Jill. We loved: we part. 1931 Nation 10 June 627/1 I pointed out to our guide that..a two-day trip for my wife under other circumstances unfortunately could not be thought of. Were I alone, nichevo. 1987 Washington Post 12 Apr. c11/3 She smiled broadly and said, ‘Nitchevo.’.. ‘Nitchevo,’ she repeated several times and added, ‘You can pay me later when you get some money.’ 1998 T. Clancy Rainbow Six xx. 374 Their known and confirmed field operations—nichevo! Popov thought. B. n. The attitude of resignation or fatalism conveyed by (habitual) use of the word ‘nitchevo’; the tendency to accept defeat or to do nothing. Also: nothing, a trifle. ΚΠ 1905 Times 25 Aug. 3/3 The Temps warns Russia against allowing the fatal ‘nitchevo’ to invade the sphere of diplomacy. 1911 M. Baring Russian People 40 We are struck by a lack of discipline which produces an easy-going..‘what does it matter?’ spirit,..which in Russia goes by the name of Nichevo. 1943 E. M. Almedingen Frossia ix. 315 The Russian mind..samovar, troykas, gipsy songs, and endless discussions about stars and the final destiny of man... Also the eternal maddening ‘nitchevo’, ‘nitchevo’ yesterday, to-day, and to-morrow. 1975 U.S. News & World Rep. 28 Apr. 67/2 The attitude of nichevo—literally meaning ‘nothing’ but in practice ‘it doesn't matter’—is widespread. 1986 D. Potter Singing Detective iii. 100 Binney:..So far, I've not got much out of you, Marlow. What have you come up with, may I ask? Marlow: As yet? Nothing. Zero. Nix. Nichevo. 1989 Sunday Tel. 11 June 18/2 The recent grisly series of accidents shows the need to overcome traditional lethargy and the nitchevo reaction to taking trouble. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.n.1877
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