
prep.盡管;不管
n.憎恨;輕視
Despite old age, she is still learning to drive. 盡管年事已高,她還在學開車。
Despite all our efforts we still lost the game. 盡管我們盡了全力,我們還是輸?shù)袅吮荣悺?/p>
He came to the meeting despite his illness. 盡管生病,他還是來參加會議。
She managed despite everything to preserve her sense of humour. 她不管遇到什么情況都竭力保持著幽默感。
用作名詞 (n.)She ignored all despites and carried on with her dreams. 她不在乎別人的輕視,繼續(xù)追逐自己的夢想。
despite有時解釋為“雖然有……”。 I shall try again despite the difficulty.雖然有困難,我會再試一次。
in despite of和despite of也表示“不管,盡管”,但是使用不普遍;
從語氣上看,despite比in spite of要輕。
adj.故意為難的;有惡意的