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

• 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。
• When they married and she settled into being a farmer's wife in the spectacular landscape of South West Wiltshire she had never really if truth were told, missed the crazy streets of London one iota.
  当他们结婚后，她安于做一个农场主的妻子，她沉醉在西南威尔特郡壮阔的自然风光里。她从不曾真正想念过伦敦那充满喧嚣气息的街道。
• 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。
• There is not an iota of truth in his story.
  他的故事没有一点是真的。
• The rightwing candidate of 2008 is now the leftwing candidate of 2012, without his policies having moved left one iota.
  他在2008年是一位右翼候选人，到2012年则变成了左翼候选人，然而他的政策立场一丁点都没有变化。
• Our credit standards haven't changed one iota.
  我们的信贷标准一点都没有变。
• Has ever brought me one iota of happiness.
  且从未带给我丝毫的快乐。
• Despite wild swings in prices, derivatives exchanges have not contributed one iota to market instability.
  尽管价格出现剧烈波动，衍生品交易所却绝不是导致市场不稳定的因素。
• 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。
• And that is bad news for Europe, at a time when the continent needs every iota of growth it can find.
  在欧洲亟需任何增长机遇之际，这是一个坏消息。