iota
noun /aɪˈəʊtə/
/aɪˈəʊtə/
- [singular] (usually used in negative sentences
通常用于否定句 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。
- There is not one iota of truth (= no truth at all) in the story.
- the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet (I, ι)
希腊字母表的第 9 个字母
词源from Greek iōta. This arose because iota is the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet: compare with jot.