despite

preposition

/dɪˈspaɪt/

used to show that something happened or is true although something else might have happened to prevent it即使；尽管 synonym in spite of
- Her voice was shaking despite all her efforts to control it.尽管她竭尽全力控制自己，声音仍然在颤抖。
- Despite applying for hundreds of jobs, he is still out of work.尽管他申请了数百个工作，但仍然在失业中。
- She was good at physics despite the fact that she found it boring.尽管她认为物理枯燥无味，她却学得很好。
Language Bank however
howeverWays of saying ‘but’“但是” 的表达方式
- Politicians have promised to improve road safety. So far, however, little has been achieved.政客们承诺要加强道路安全。但是，迄今为止成效微乎其微。
- Despite clear evidence from road safety studies, no new measures have been introduced.尽管道路安全研究已得出确切依据，但仍未实施任何新措施。
- Politicians have promised to improve road safety. In spite of this/Despite this, little has been achieved so far.政客们承诺要加强道路安全。尽管如此，迄今为止成效微乎其微。
- Although politicians have promised to improve road safety, little has been achieved so far.尽管政客们承诺要加强道路安全，但是迄今为止成效微乎其微。
- Some politicians claim that the new transport policy has been a success. In fact, it has been a total disaster. 一些政客宣称新的交通政策非常成功，实际上却是彻头彻尾的失败。
- Government campaigns have had a measure of success, but the fact remains that large numbers of accidents are still caused by careless drivers.政府的宣传活动取得了一定的成功，但实际情况是大量的交通事故仍然是由于驾驶者疏忽造成的。
despite yourself
used to show that somebody did not intend to do the thing mentioned尽管（自己）不愿意 synonym in spite of
- He had to laugh despite himself.他不想笑，但没法不笑。

词源Middle English (originally used as a noun meaning ‘contempt, scorn’ in the phrase in despite of): from Old French despit, from Latin despectus ‘looking down on’, past participle (used as a noun) of despicere, from de- ‘down’ + specere ‘look at’.

词汇	despite
释义	despite preposition /dɪˈspaɪt/ /dɪˈspaɪt/ used to show that something happened or is true although something else might have happened to prevent it即使；尽管 synonym in spite of Her voice was shaking despite all her efforts to control it.尽管她竭尽全力控制自己，声音仍然在颤抖。 Despite applying for hundreds of jobs, he is still out of work.尽管他申请了数百个工作，但仍然在失业中。 She was good at physics despite the fact that she found it boring.尽管她认为物理枯燥无味，她却学得很好。 Language Bank howeverhoweverWays of saying ‘but’“但是” 的表达方式 Politicians have promised to improve road safety. So far, however, little has been achieved.政客们承诺要加强道路安全。但是，迄今为止成效微乎其微。 Despite clear evidence from road safety studies, no new measures have been introduced.尽管道路安全研究已得出确切依据，但仍未实施任何新措施。 Politicians have promised to improve road safety. In spite of this/Despite this, little has been achieved so far.政客们承诺要加强道路安全。尽管如此，迄今为止成效微乎其微。 Although politicians have promised to improve road safety, little has been achieved so far.尽管政客们承诺要加强道路安全，但是迄今为止成效微乎其微。 Some politicians claim that the new transport policy has been a success. In fact, it has been a total disaster. 一些政客宣称新的交通政策非常成功，实际上却是彻头彻尾的失败。 Government campaigns have had a measure of success, but the fact remains that large numbers of accidents are still caused by careless drivers.政府的宣传活动取得了一定的成功，但实际情况是大量的交通事故仍然是由于驾驶者疏忽造成的。 despite yourself used to show that somebody did not intend to do the thing mentioned尽管（自己）不愿意 synonym in spite of He had to laugh despite himself.他不想笑，但没法不笑。词源Middle English (originally used as a noun meaning ‘contempt, scorn’ in the phrase in despite of): from Old French despit, from Latin despectus ‘looking down on’, past participle (used as a noun) of despicere, from de- ‘down’ + specere ‘look at’.
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