iota
美音:
[aı´əutə
]英音:
[aı´əutə
]n.希腊语字母第 9位,极微小
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iota为短语/超纲词汇
近义词, 同义词
iota
/aɪ'əʊtə; aɪ`otə/
n
1 the Greek letter I, i 希腊字母I, i.
2 (fig 比喻) (esp in negative expressions 尤用于否定式) smallest amount 极少量
*not an iota of truth (ie no truth at all) in the story 所说的没有一点真事.
iota
n
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin;Origin:Greek, name of the fifth and smallest letter of the Greek alphabet]
not one/an iota
not even a small amount
It won't make an iota of difference.