preposition

despite

儘管, 雖然

He went out despite the rain.

儘管下著雨,他還是出去了。

Despite being tired, she finished the race.

儘管很累,她還是完成了比賽。

((sth.)) 儘管(某事) He went out despite the rain.

((doing sth.)) 儘管(做某事) Despite being tired, she finished the race.

同義詞: in spite of, notwithstanding; 反義詞: because of, due to

源自古法語 'despit' (蔑視),來自拉丁語 'despectus'。詞義演變為「不顧,對抗」。

請記住,'despite' 後面跟名詞或動名詞(-ing形式),而不是像 'although' 那樣跟一個完整的子句。

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