iota
柯林斯詞典
1. QUANT If you say that there is not an iota or not one iota of something, you are emphasizing that there is not even a very small amount of it. 一點(diǎn)兒; 極小的量[with brd-neg, QUANT 'of' n-uncount] [強(qiáng)調(diào)]
He's never shown an iota of interest in any kind of work. 他對(duì)任何一種工作都沒有表現(xiàn)出一點(diǎn)兒興趣。
2. PHRASE You can use an iota or one iota to emphasize a negative statement. Not an iota or not one iota means not even to a small extent or degree. 絲毫的[with brd-neg, PHR after v] [強(qiáng)調(diào)]
Our credit standards haven't changed one iota. 我們的信貸標(biāo)準(zhǔn)從未有絲毫改變。
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iota /a????t?/
劍橋詞典
iota noun (small amount)
[ 單數(shù)名詞 ]an extremely small amount
極少量
I haven't seen one iota of evidence to support his claim . 我沒有看到任何可以支持他的說(shuō)法的證據(jù)。
iota noun (letter)
[ 可數(shù)名詞:有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 or 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞:沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ] language, mathematics, science (symbol I, ι)the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet
(希臘語(yǔ)字母表的第九個(gè)字母) 返回 iota