iota
英 [a?'??t?]
美[a?'ot?]
- n. 極微小；希臘語的第九個字母
- n. (Iota)人名；(日)庵田 (姓)；(希、羅)約塔
GRE
詞態變化
復數:?iotas;
中文詞源
iota 希臘字母表第九個字母，少量的
來自希臘字母iota,即現在字母i的前身，其書寫形式為，在希臘字母表中為書寫體最小的字母，引申詞義少量的。參照jot.
英文詞源
- 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).
雙語例句
- 1. Our credit standards haven't changed one iota.
- 我們的信貸標準一點都沒有變。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. There is not an iota of truth in his story.
- 他的故事沒有一點是真的.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 3. IOTA Trophy ( non - returnable ) presented by the IOTA Committee to the leading IOTA Island DXpedition station.
- IOTA島嶼遠征電臺的第一名可獲得IOTA委員會頒發的獎牌.
來自互聯網
- 4. He's never shown an iota of interest in any kind of work.
- 他從來沒有對任何工作表現出一點兒興趣。
來自辭典例句
- 5. No, Mr. Collins, we have not an iota of proof in writing.
- 不, 柯林斯先生, 我們一點兒書面證據也拿不出來.
來自辭典例句