despite
翻译
尽管, 虽然
例句
He went out despite the heavy rain.
尽管下着大雨，他还是出去了。
Despite being tired, she finished the race.
尽管很累，她还是跑完了比赛。
语法模式
despite ((sth.)) 尽管(某事) He went out despite the heavy rain.
despite ((-ing)) 尽管(做某事) Despite being tired, she finished the race.
近义词
同义词: in spite of, notwithstanding; 反义词: because of, due to
词源
源自古法语 'despit'（蔑视），来自拉丁语 'de-'（向下）+ 'specere'（看），意为“看不起”。
记忆技巧
想象成“DE-SPITE”——你做某事是为了对抗某种情况的“恶意（spite）”，比如恶劣天气。