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.)).
实用例句
1. There is not a scintilla of truth in what she says.
她的话没有半句可信。来自《权威词典》
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.来自互联网
4. There's not a scintilla of evidence.
毫无证据.来自互联网
5. Novelty ignites scintilla admittedly easily, novelty always also is the prelude of the distance.
