Skerrick/本の少し

Pronunciation /ˈsker.ɪk/ (スケリック)
Part of Speech Noun
English Definition

A tiny amount or fragment — 'not a skerrick of evidence' (not the slightest bit).

Japanese Translation

ほんの少し、わずか

Japanese Explanation

ごくわずかな量やかけらを意味する言葉。『not a skerrick』(少しも~ない)のように使う。


Origin

Origin uncertain; a longstanding dialectal English word for a small fragment, preserved in Australian usage.


Related Words


Skerrick
Australian English

A small, trifling amount.

日本語
本の少しのもの。微妙の量。

Plain English
An iota. An inch. A meager, tiny or slightest amount.

Saying “sorry” doesn’t make a skerrick of difference if you don’t change your ways.「ごめんなさい」を言っても、やり方変えない限りいつまで立っても同じだよ。Saying “sorry” doesn’t make the slightest difference if you don’t change your ways.
“She didn’t give a skerrick of a chance.”「彼女が少しでもチャンスを与えなかった。」“She didn’t give an inch of a chance.”

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