jot

英 [d??t] 美[d?ɑt]
  • vt. 略記;摘要記載下來
  • n. 少量;稍許

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助記提示


1. borrowing of Latin jota, variant spelling of Greek iota "the letter -i-," the smallest letter in the alphabet, hence the least part of anything.
2. iota => jot.

中文詞源


jot 速記

來自希臘語iota,即字母i,在希臘字母中書寫最小,引申詞義快寫,速記。

英文詞源


jot (n.)
1520s, borrowing of Latin jota, variant spelling of Greek iota "the letter -i-," the smallest letter in the alphabet, hence the least part of anything (see iota).
jot (v.)
"to make a short note of," 1721, from jot (n.). Related: Jotted; jotting.

雙語例句


1. Keep a pad handy to jot down queries as they occur.
手邊放一本便箋簿,以便有問題時(shí)隨時(shí)記下。

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2. Listen carefully to the instructions and jot them down.
仔細(xì)聽指示,并記錄下來。

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3. Could you just jot his name on there?
你能把他的名字先記在那上面嗎?

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4. It makes not one jot of difference.
這一點(diǎn)區(qū)別也沒有。

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5. It matters not a jot.
這完全無關(guān)緊要。

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