scintilla

英 [sɪn'tɪlə] 美 [sɪn'tɪlə]
  • n. 火花;闪烁;微量
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scintilla 火花,火星,闪烁,微量,一点点

来自拉丁语 scintilla,火花,火星,-illa,小词后缀,来自 PIE*skai,闪耀,闪烁,照耀,词源同 shine,sheen,shimmer.引申词义微量,一点点等。

scintilla (n.)
1690s, "spark, glimmer," hence "least particle, trace," from figurative use of Latin scintilla "particle of fire, spark, glittering speck, atom," probably from PIE *ski-nto-, from root *skai- "to shine, to gleam" (cognates: Gothic skeinan, Old English scinan "to shine;" see shine (v.)).
1. There is not a scintilla of truth in what she says.
她的话没有半句可信。

来自《权威词典》

2. He says there is "not a scintilla of evidence" to link him to any controversy.
他说“没有丝毫证据”能将他跟任何争议联系在一起。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Not a scintilla of evidence to prove it.
没有一点儿证据可以证实此事.

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4. There's not a scintilla of evidence.
毫无证据.

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5. Novelty ignites scintilla admittedly easily, novelty always also is the prelude of the distance.
新奇固然轻易点燃火花, 新奇也总是距离的前奏.

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