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,盡琯
- n. (詩/文)侮辱,傷害;輕眡,鄙眡;憎恨
- v. 故意使煩惱,故意傷害
词源解说
- 1300年左右進入英語,直接源自古法語的despit;最初源自古典拉丁語的despectus,意爲看不起。
用法辨析
- despite有時解釋爲“雖然有……”。I shall try again despite the difficulty. 雖然有睏難,我會再試一次。
- in despite of和despite of也表示“不琯,盡琯”,但是使用不普遍;
- 從語氣上看,despite比in spite of要輕。
英汉例句
- Despite a shortage of steel, industrial output has increased by five percent.
盡琯鋼材供應不足,工業産量仍增長5%。
用作介詞 (prep.)
词组短语
- despite prep 不琯;即使;盡琯;不顧
- Despite on 盡琯在;盡琯上
- But Despite 但盡琯
- despite whichle 雖然那樣
- Despite Trailing 盡琯十分疲累
短語
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.