not know diddly about sth
口语中常用于否定句,强调对某事物完全不了解;语气随意,不适合正式场合。
He acts like an expert, but he doesn't know diddly about wine.
他表现得像个行家,但对葡萄酒一无所知。
一丁点儿;微不足道的数量
微小而无价值的数量;无价值的东西
微小而无价值的数量
a small worthless amount
That old computer is not worth diddly.
那台旧电脑一文不值。
用法提示:句中的'diddly'用作名词,表示‘毫无价值的东西’,常与否定结构连用强调无价值。
He knows diddly about fixing cars.
他对修车一窍不通。
用法提示:句中的'diddly'用作名词,在否定结构中表示‘极少的知识’,即‘什么都不知道’。
My broken watch is worth diddly to a collector.
我那块坏掉的手表对收藏家来说毫无价值。
用法提示:句中的'diddly'用作名词,表示‘毫无价值的东西’,在肯定句中与否定含义搭配使用。
口语中常用于否定句,强调对某事物完全不了解;语气随意,不适合正式场合。
He acts like an expert, but he doesn't know diddly about wine.
他表现得像个行家,但对葡萄酒一无所知。
多用于口语,表示“什么也没干、毫无作为”,常带有轻微责备的意味。
She did diddly all afternoon and then complained about being bored.
她整个下午什么也没做,然后还抱怨无聊。
用于说明某物毫无价值,语气比 worth nothing 更口语化、更随意。
That old bicycle isn't worth diddly anymore.
那辆旧自行车现在一文不值。
grammar · medium
易错句子I know a diddly about repairing cars.
正确表达I know diddly about repairing cars.
diddly 在这里是口语中表示“一丁点儿、几乎没有”的名词,固定搭配是 know diddly about,前面不加不定冠词 a;汉语“一丁点”里的“一”常诱使学习者加上 a,但英语这一习语中 diddly 不按可数名词加冠词使用。
grammar · medium
易错句子She doesn't know diddly of modern art.
正确表达She doesn't know diddly about modern art.
表示“对某方面一无所知”时,固定搭配是 know diddly about,介词用 about 引出所知的对象;汉语“……的”容易让人误用 of,但此处 of 不能替代 about。
两者都是口语/俚语,但 squat 主要出现在美式英语的否定习语里,如 not know squat、not worth squat,而且它还有常用的“深蹲”这一名词义;diddly 的使用范围更窄,几乎只作否定句中的宾语,常与 know 搭配成 not know diddly。
iota 偏正式、书面,通常用于 not an iota of + 抽象名词(如 evidence、difference、truth),强调毫无某抽象事物;diddly 是俚语,多见于 not know diddly 这类口语否定结构,宾语多为知识或价值。
tiddly 是形容词,英式口语意为“有点醉”,与 diddly(名词,表示“一丁点儿”)只是拼写和读音相近(首字母 d/t 之差),词性和意义都不同;遇到 tiddly 不要按 diddly 的“少量”义去理解。
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