iota

英 [aɪˈəʊtə]

美 [aɪˈoʊtə]

n.  微量; 极少量; 希腊字母表的第9个字母

复数：iotas　

GRE

BNC.24520 / COCA.22753

牛津词典

noun

• 微量；极少量
  an extremely small amount
  1. There is not one iota of truth (= no truth at all) in the story.
     这种说法没有丝毫真实性。
  2. I don't think that would help one iota.
     我认为那样毫无帮助。
• 希腊字母表的第9个字母
  the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet (I, ι)

柯林斯词典

• QUANT 极少量;一点儿;些微
  If you say that there is notan iotaor notone iotaof something, you are emphasizing that there is not even a very small amount of it.
  1. He's never shown an iota of interest in any kind of work.
     他从来没有对任何工作表现出一点儿兴趣。
• PHRASE (用于强调否定)一点儿也不,一点儿也没有
  You can usean iotaorone iotato emphasize a negative statement.Not an iotaornot one iotameans not even to a small extent or degree.
  1. Our credit standards haven't changed one iota.
     我们的信贷标准一点都没有变。

英英释义

noun

• the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet
• a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
  Synonym:shredscintillawhittittlesmidgensmidgeonsmidginsmidge

双语例句

• Not an iota of truth in the story.
  所说的没有一点真事。
• He's never shown an iota of interest in any kind of work.
  他从来没有对任何工作表现出一点儿兴趣。
• This group of people called themselves Marxist-Leninigts, but actually they had not learned an iota of Marxism-Leninism.
  他们自称为马克思列宁主义者，其实一点马克思列宁主义也没有学到。
• Has ever brought me one iota of happiness.
  且从未带给我丝毫的快乐。
• The buyer would not go one iota higher.
  买方的出价不肯再提高半分了。
• If you make the same mistake again, despite all my warnings, I will not have one iota of sympathy for you.
  如果你不顾我的警告再犯同样的错误，我一点也不会同情你了。
• I don't have one iota of feeling for you whatsoever.
  我对你没有一点那种感觉。
• Your phone is like your trusted valet: it knows a lot about you, and won't disclose an iota of it without your OK.
  你的手机就像你所信任的仆人：它对你了解颇多，并且没有你的同意它将不会泄露一丁点儿秘密。
• I don't think his advice would help me one iota.
  我不认为他的忠告可以对我有任何帮助。
• You got me there and I won't argue one iota, I swear.
  无论你怎样对我，我绝无异议。