Word · Frequency #15632
jot
极少量；一点儿
a very small amount; an iota
常用于否定句：not a jot 意为“一点也不”
- 1.
The smallest letter or stroke of any writing; an iota.
最小的字母或笔画；一点点
- 2.
A small, or the smallest, amount of a thing; a bit, a whit.
少量；一点
- 3.
A brief and hurriedly written note.
简短而匆忙的笔记
便条；简短的笔记；最小的字母或笔画；一点点；少量；一点；简短而匆忙的笔记；少量
In use
I don't care a jot about what they think.
There isn't a jot of truth in his story.
She didn't change a jot after all these years.
Connections
Collocations
- not a jot
- 一点也不，丝毫没有
- I don't feel a jot better after taking the medicine.服药后我一点也不觉得好转。
- not care a jot
- 毫不在意，根本不在乎
- He doesn't care a jot about his appearance.他对自己的外表毫不在意。
- jot and tittle
- 最微小的细节，点点滴滴
- The lawyer checked every jot and tittle of the agreement.律师检查了协议中的每一个细微之处。
Idioms & figurative uses
- not a jot
- 一点也不，丝毫不I don't care a jot about what they think.我一点也不在乎他们怎么想。
- jot and tittle
- 最微小的细节；细枝末节She knows every jot and tittle of the contract.她对合同的每一个细枝末节都了如指掌。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把"jot"想成"记"的谐音，随手记下的那一小点内容——就是一点点、极少量。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：否定句或正式书面语、随手记笔记的非正式场合 作名词时，表示“极少量”通常用于否定结构（如 not a jot），语气偏书面或正式；表示“简短笔记”则更偏口语。实际语气取决于具体搭配，建议留意常见短语。
Grammar Note
通常用于否定句，表示‘一点也(不)’
Pronunciation & Spelling
jot (/dʒɒt/) rhymes with lot, not, hot, dot, pot and plot, all of which end in /ɒt/. Watch out for lookalikes: jolt (/dʒəʊlt/) and jut (/dʒʌt/) are spelled similarly but sound different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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