despite

/dɪˈspaɪt/ prep.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

尽管；虽然；不顾

释义与例句

prep. 尽管；虽然；不顾
without being affected or prevented by something
  1. The match continued despite the heavy rain.
    尽管下着大雨，比赛仍继续进行。
  2. Despite feeling tired, she finished the report.
    尽管感到疲惫，她还是完成了报告。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Despite the fact that costs rose, the business remained profitable.
    尽管成本上升，这家企业仍然保持盈利。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 despite 后不能直接接完整句子；可说 despite the rain，或 despite the fact that it rained。

词族与关联词

易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • although 尽管；虽然
    despite 是介词，后接名词、代词或动名词；although 是连词，后接主语和谓语构成的从句。
    Although it was raining, the match continued. 虽然在下雨，比赛仍继续进行。
常见搭配
  • despite the fact that 尽管事实是……
    Despite the fact that the task was difficult, everyone completed it. 尽管任务很难，大家还是完成了。
  • despite this 尽管如此
    The evidence was limited; despite this, the findings were widely accepted. 证据有限；尽管如此，这些发现仍被广泛接受。
  • despite repeated warnings 尽管一再受到警告
    Despite repeated warnings, some visitors entered the restricted area. 尽管一再受到警告，一些游客仍进入了禁区。