whit
whitnoun- [in sing.]a very small part or amount
一点点,丝毫
the last whit of warmth was drawn off by the setting sun.
夕阳带走了最后一丝温暖。
常用词组every whit- wholly
完完整整地,整个地
my mother was fond of her and I shall be every whit as fond.
过去我母亲喜欢她,我也会完完全全像母亲一样喜欢她。
not (或 never) a whit- not at all
一点也不,丝毫不
Sara had not changed a whit.
莎拉丝毫没变。
语源- late Middle English: apparently an alteration of obsolete wight 'small amount'
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