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
BNC.24520 / COCA.22753
牛津词典
noun
- 微量；极少量
an extremely small amount- 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。 - I don't think that would help one iota.
我认为那样毫无帮助。
- There is not one iota of truth (= no truth at all) in the story.
- 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.- 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。
- He's never shown an iota of interest in any kind of work.
- 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.- Our credit standards haven't changed one iota.
我们的信贷标准一点都没有变。
- Our credit standards haven't changed one iota.
英英释义
noun
- the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet
- a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
双语例句
- She knew that if one iota of the truth were proved against them, not only she and frank but the innocent Pitty as well would go to jail.
她晓得哪怕查出来蛛丝马迹，不仅她和弗兰克，就连无事的皮蒂也得去坐牢。 - 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。 - 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。 - As for the Illuminati, compared to their former iron grasp on the global economy, they have but an iota of maneuvering capability left.
而对于光照派，比较他们对于全球经济钢铁般的紧握姿态，只留下极微小机动性能了。 - 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。 - 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。 - Regional seismic wave carries iota of information about structural variations in the crust and the upper mantin.
区域地震波携带着大量的信息，可以很好地反映地壳和上地幔结构的变化。 - Non-linear editing system becomes the standard configure of TV programming bit by bit. The maturity of magnanimity-storage and FC transmission technology also turns it iota reality that non-linear editing system operating on network.
非线性编辑系统日渐成为电视节目制作的标准配置，同时，海量存储技术、光纤传输技术的发展成熟也促使非线性编辑系统的网络化成为现实。 - The buyer would not go one iota higher.
买方的出价不肯再提高半分了。