scintilla

英 [sɪn'tɪlə]美 [sɪn'tɪlə]

n. 火花；闪烁；微量

中文词源

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。

英文词源

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.)).

双语例句

1. There is not a scintilla of truth in what she says.

她的话没有半句可信。

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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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