without payment無代價地;白費;無緣無故
They quarrelled for nothing. 他們不為什麼事情就吵架了。
I got it for nothing. 我免費得到這東西。
I have not studied English for nothing. 我沒有白學了英語。
I have come all the way for nothing. 我遠道而來,毫無收獲。
It was not for nothing that he spent three years studying the subject. 他花了3年時間,研究這門學科,不是沒有結果的。