iota
n. 希腊文的第九个字母; 极少量,一点儿
If you say that there is not an iota or not one iota of something, you are emphasizing that there is not even a very small amount of it.
He's never shown an iota of interest in any kind of work.
他从来没有对任何工作表现出一点儿兴趣。
You can use an iota or one iota to emphasize a negative statement. Not an iota or not one iota means not even to a small extent or degree.
Our credit standards haven't changed one iota.
我们的信贷标准一点都没有变。
1. a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
2. the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet
There is not an iota of truth in that.
那种说法一点儿道理也没有.
There is not an iota of truth in his remarks.
他说的那番话一点儿道理也没有.
The surface, said Cheng Siwei, if not an iota of harm.
表面看来, 成思危如是说, 好像并无丝毫危害.
There is not an iota of truth in the story.
这个故事一点真实性也没有.
Nothing has changed and my views have not changed one jot or iota.
甚麽也没变,我的观点也没有丁点儿或丝毫改变.