despite

漢語翻譯

n. 輕視, 憎恨
prep. 雖然, 儘管
【經】 無視於
相關詞組:
despite the fact that...

詞意辨析：

despite, in spite of, notwithstanding

這些前置詞或前置短語都含有“雖然，儘管”之意。
despite: 書面用詞，指不受某事或某種原因的阻礙，語氣輕於in spite of。
in spite of: 在這些詞中語氣最強，可與despite換用，口語或書面語中均可使用。
notwithstanding: 語氣最弱，僅表示一種障礙的存在。

英文解釋：

名詞 despite:

1. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
   同義詞：contempt, disdain, scorn
2. contemptuous disregard

例句：

1. Despite all our efforts we still lost the game.
   儘管我們盡了全力，我們還是輸掉了比賽。
2. She managed despite everything to preserve her sense of humour.
   她不管遇到什麽情況都竭力保持著幽默感。
3. Say all you want about her (ie Despite any criticism you can make), she's still a fine singer.
   不管你怎麽說，她唱得還算不錯。
4. Demand for these books is high, despite their high price.
   儘管這些書價錢昂貴，對他們的需求仍然很高。
5. He came to the meeting despite his illness.
   儘管生病，他還是來參加會議。

詳細解釋：

de.spite

prep.（介詞）
In spite of; notwithstanding:
儘管：不管，不加忍受的：
例句：
won the game despite overwhelming odds.
儘管差異懸殊，還是贏得了比賽

n.（名詞）
Contemptuous defiance or disregard.
輕蔑的拒絕或不承認
Spite; malice:
憎恨；怨恨：
例句：
.He died soon after . . . of pure despite and vexation.(Sir Walter Scott)
.他很快就死於單純的怨恨和煩惱.(沃爾特·斯科特爵士)

來源：
Short for in despite of
in despite of的簡寫
from Middle English despit [spite]
源自 中古英文 despit [怨恨]
from Old French
源自 古法文
from Latin dôspectus [from past participle of] dôspicere [to despise] * see despise
源自 拉丁語 dôspectus [] 源自dôspicere的過去分詞 [蔑視] *參見 despise