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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 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
iotaNothing 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 alphabet
i·o·ta nounChineseSyllable
Corpus a amount not even small


iota
iota /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
   SYN  bit:
    It won’t make an iota of difference.


iotaBrE /aɪˈəʊtə/ 🔊NAmE /aɪˈoʊtə/ 🔊 noun [singular] (usually used in negative sentences 通常用于否定句) an extremely small amount 微量;极少量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。🔊🔊the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet (I, ι) 希腊字母表的第 9 个字母