(jotted, jotting)with obj.
- write (something) quickly草草记下：
when you've found the answers, jot them down.
找到答案时, 就赶快记下来。
usu. with negative
- a very small amount少量, 少额, 稍许, 些许：
you didn't care a jot
你一点儿都不在乎
I have yet to see one jot of evidence.
我还没有见到一点儿证据。
词源
late 15th cent. (as a noun)： via Latin from Greek iōta, the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet （see IOTA）.