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

• 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。
• 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。
• Has ever brought me one iota of happiness.
  且从未带给我丝毫的快乐。
• 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。
• Our credit standards haven't changed one iota.
  我们的信贷标准一点都没有变。
• 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。
• 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。
• I do not think there's any iota of truth in that story.
  我不认为这些所谓的内幕有多么的真实，哪怕是那么的一点点。
• 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。
• 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。