skerrick
/ˈskerɪk/noun
usu. with negative
- informal Austral./NZ the smallest bit〈非正式, 澳/新西兰〉一点点, 最少量:
there's not a skerrick of food in the house.
屋里一点食物也没有。
词源
early 19th cent.: of unknown origin. The word is also recorded as an English slang term meaning 'halfpenny'.