iota
英 [aɪ'əʊtə]
美[aɪ'otə]
- n. 极微小；希腊语的第九个字母
- n. (Iota)人名；(日)庵田 (姓)；(希、罗)约塔
词态变化
复数: iotas;
中文词源
iota 希腊字母表第九个字母，少量的
来自希腊字母iota,即现在字母i的前身，其书写形式为，在希腊字母表中为书写体最小的字母，引申词义少量的。参照jot.
英文词源
- iota (n.)
- "very small amount," 1630s, figurative use of iota, ninth and smallest letter in the Greek alphabet. Modern use is after Matt. v:18 (see jot), but iota in classical Greek also was proverbially used of anything very small. The letter name is from Semitic (compare Hebrew yodh).
双语例句
- 1. Our credit standards haven't changed one iota.
- 我们的信贷标准一点都没有变。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. There is not an iota of truth in his story.
- 他的故事没有一点是真的.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 3. IOTA Trophy ( non - returnable ) presented by the IOTA Committee to the leading IOTA Island DXpedition station.
- IOTA岛屿远征电台的第一名可获得IOTA委员会颁发的奖牌.
来自互联网
- 4. 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。
来自辞典例句
- 5. No, Mr. Collins, we have not an iota of proof in writing.
- 不, 柯林斯先生, 我们一点儿书面证据也拿不出来.
来自辞典例句