modicum
/ˈmɒdɪkəm/noun
in sing.
- a small quantity of a particular thing, especially something considered desirable or valuable（尤指渴望或有价值之物）少量, 一点点：
his statement had more than a modicum of truth.
他的说法不只是有一点点对。
词源
late 15th cent.: from Latin, neuter of modicus 'moderate'， from modus 'measure'.