iota
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++i·o·ta /aɪˈəʊtə $ -ˈoʊtə/ noun not one/an iota NONE/NOTHINGnot even a small amount 一点也不 SYN bit It won’t make an iota of difference. 这不会有丝毫区别。
Examples from the Corpus
iota• Nothing she said seemed to make an iota of difference.• And, as far as she could see, he hadn't changed one iota!• I can not see how it aids justice one iota for that to happen.• No piecemeal liberal reform will make one iota of difference.• We have heard not one iota of evidence or heard any defense the suspect may have in this case.• It has a 70% crystal content and it doesn't alter its shape or size one iota.• The gale raced through the room without stirring one iota of dust, yet it was blowing Rincewind's eyelids inside out.Origin iota (1600-1700) Latin Greek, name of the fifth and smallest letter of the Greek alphabeti·o·ta nounChineseSyllable
Corpus a amount not even small
iota
i‧o‧ta /aɪˈəʊtə $ -ˈoʊtə/
noun
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It won’t make an iota of difference.
i‧o‧ta /aɪˈəʊtə $ -ˈoʊtə/
noun 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 Language: Latin
Origin: Greek, name of the fifth and smallest letter of the Greek alphabet
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