despite
音标发音
- 英式音标 [dɪ'spaɪtdɪˈspaɪt]
- 美式音标 [dɪˈspaɪt]
- 国际音标 [di'spait]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- prep. 即使，尽管
- n. （诗/文）侮辱，伤害；轻视，鄙视；憎恨
- v. 故意使烦恼，故意伤害
词源解说
- 1300年左右进入英语，直接源自古法语的despit；最初源自古典拉丁语的despectus，意为看不起。
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- despiteful：有恶意的；故意为难的。
用法辨析
- despite有时解释为“虽然有……”。I shall try again despite the difficulty. 虽然有困难，我会再试一次。
- in despite of和despite of也表示“不管，尽管”，但是使用不普遍；
- 从语气上看，despite比in spite of要轻。
英汉例句
- Despite a shortage of steel, industrial output has increased by five percent.
尽管钢材供应不足,工业产量仍增长5％。
用作介词 (prep.)
词组短语
- despite prep 不管;即使;尽管;不顾
- Despite on 尽管在;尽管上
- But Despite 但尽管
- despite whichle 虽然那样
- Despite Trailing 尽管十分疲累
短语
英英字典
- without taking any notice of or being influenced by; not prevented by
- You use despite to introduce a fact which makes the other part of the sentence surprising.
- You use despite to introduce an idea that appears to contradict your main statement, without suggesting that this idea is true or that you believe it.