A method for nanometre etching or printing using an electron beam in a humid environment, which belongs to the field of electronic exposure. The method comprises: first, attaching a solution, humid atmosphere or humid environment curing layer to the surface of a substrate required to be etched and printed; then placing same in an electron beam exposure device to conduct electron beam exposure, so that a required nanometre micromachining pattern can be etched and printed on the substrate. The humid environment solution used in the method is mostly deionized water, solution containing metal ions, complex or other environment-friendly solutions. In this method, a nanoscale micromachining finished product can be obtained after electron beam exposure without chemical components such as photoresist, etc. required in the traditional electron beam etching or printing process and complicated machining processes such as fixation, rinsing, etching, gold-plating, etc. Moreover, the electron beam exposure rate is fast, th