despite
翻譯
儘管, 雖然
例句
He went out despite the heavy rain.
儘管下著大雨，他還是出去了。
Despite being tired, she finished the race.
儘管很累，她還是跑完了比賽。
文法模式
despite ((sth.)) 儘管(某事) He went out despite the heavy rain.
despite ((-ing)) 儘管(做某事) Despite being tired, she finished the race.
近義詞
同義詞: in spite of, notwithstanding; 反義詞: because of, due to
詞源
源自古法語 'despit'（蔑視），來自拉丁語 'de-'（向下）+ 'specere'（看），意為「看不起」。
記憶技巧
想像成“DE-SPITE”——你做某事是為了對抗某種情況的“惡意（spite）”，比如惡劣天氣。