despite, in spite of, notwithstanding

名詞 despite:

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

1. 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?/div>
2. She managed despite everything to preserve her sense of humour.
   她不管遇到什麼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.
   不管你怎麼說(shuō)，她唱得還算不錯(cuò)。
4. Demand for these books is high, despite their high price.
   盡管這些書(shū)價(jià)錢(qián)昂貴，對(duì)他們的需求仍然很高。
5. He came to the meeting despite his illness.
   盡管生病，他還是來(lái)參加會(huì)議。

de.spite

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

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

來(lái)源：
Short for in despite of
in despite of的簡(jiǎn)寫(xiě)
from Middle English despit [spite]
源自 中古英語(yǔ) despit [怨恨]
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Latin dôspectus [from past participle of] dôspicere [to despise] * see despise
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) dôspectus [] 源自dôspicere的過(guò)去分詞 [蔑視] *參見(jiàn) despise