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VERB
草草記下,匆匆寫(xiě)下(地址等)
If you jot something short such as an address somewhere, you write it down so that you will remember it.
例句
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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QUANT
一點(diǎn)兒;少量
If you say that there is not a jot or not one jot of something, you are emphasizing that there is not even a very small amount of it.
例句
There is not a jot of evidence to say it does them any good...
沒(méi)有絲毫的證據(jù)顯示這對(duì)他們有任何好處。
It makes not one jot of difference.
這一點(diǎn)區(qū)別也沒(méi)有。
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PHRASE
(用于強(qiáng)調(diào)否定陳述)絲毫,一點(diǎn)兒
Expressions such as a jot ,one jot ,not a jot are used to emphasize negative statements.
例句
It doesn't affect my judgement one jot...
這絲毫不會(huì)影響我的判斷。
It matters not a jot.
這完全無(wú)關(guān)緊要。