• n. 極微小；希臘語的第九個(gè)字母
• n. (Iota)人名；(日)庵田 (姓)；(希、羅)約塔

來自希臘字母iota,即現(xiàn)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.

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).

1. Our credit standards haven't changed one iota.

我們的信貸標(biāo)準(zhǔn)一點(diǎn)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(diǎn)是真的.

來自《現(xiàn)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(yuǎn)征電臺(tái)的第一名可獲得IOTA委員會(huì)頒發(fā)的獎(jiǎng)牌.

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

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(xiàn)出一點(diǎn)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(diǎn)兒書面證據(jù)也拿不出來.

來自辭典例句