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.
中文词源
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。
英文词源
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.
双语例句
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。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Listen carefully to the instructions and jot them down.