whit
noun /wɪt/
/wɪt/
[singular] (old-fashioned) usually in negative sentences- a very small amount
synonym jot一点点;很少量;丝毫 - She hadn't changed a whit since I'd seen her last.
自从我上次见到她以来,她一点也没变。
词源late Middle English: apparently an alteration of obsolete wight ‘small amount’. - She hadn't changed a whit since I'd seen her last.
Idioms
not a whit | not one whit
- not at all; not the smallest amount
丝毫不;一点不 - The result should surprise us not one whit.
结果一点也不会让我们吃惊。
- The result should surprise us not one whit.