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.
jot 速记来自希腊语iota,即字母i,在希腊字母中书写最小,引申词义快写,速记。
- 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.
- 1. Keep a pad handy to jot down queries as they occur.
- 手边放一本便笺簿,以便有问题时随时记下。
- 2. Listen carefully to the instructions and jot them down.
- 仔细听指示,并记录下来。
- 3. Could you just jot his name on there?
- 你能把他的名字先记在那上面吗?
- 4. It makes not one jot of difference.
- 这一点区别也没有。
- 5. It matters not a jot.
- 这完全无关紧要。