Despite的用法為何?同義詞有哪些?

小檔案

英文原文

Despite

中文翻譯

儘管、不管

文法概念

介系詞

Despite單字概述與用法:

despite是一個介系詞,語意為儘管、不管,用來表達儘管存在某種情況或事實,但其預期的影響並未發生,或是與該情況或事實相反。換句話說,它用來表示對比或矛盾。despite後面要接名詞、代名詞或是動名詞(Ving)。

  • 介系詞:儘管、不管

用法及注意事項:

  1. despite與in spite of可以互換使用,意義相同,但despite較為常見
  2. despite所帶領的副詞片語可以在主要子句的後面或前面。在同一個句子中,不要再使用but或however,因為despite本身已經具有這樣的對比意義
    錯誤:Despite the rain, but we went out.
    正確:Despite the rain, we went out.
  3. 要注意,despite後面不可以加of,這是常見錯誤
  4. despite通常用在正式語境中,而在口語中,多使用even though或though帶領副詞子句。要注意,despite後面接名詞,而even though或though後面要接句子(有主詞動詞)
  5. despite後面用動名詞,不要用不定式(to  V)
    錯誤:Despite to try hard, he failed.
    正確:Despite trying hard, he failed.

介系詞:儘管、不管

常見搭配詞:

  • despite the odds
    不管多困難、儘管困難重重
    例句:She succeeded despite the odds.
    儘管困難重重,她還是成功了。
  • despite the fact that SV
    儘管
    例句:Despite the fact that he studied hard, he didn’t pass the exam.
    儘管他努力學習,他還是沒有通過考試。
  • despite the risk
    儘管有風險、不顧危險
    例句:He climbed the mountain despite the risk.
    他不顧危險爬上了山。
  • despite the weather
    不管天氣如何、儘管天氣不好
    例句:We went for a hike despite the weather.
    儘管天氣不好,我們還是去健行了。
  • despite the difficulties
    儘管有困難
    例句:They continued their journey despite the difficulties.
    儘管困難重重,他們仍繼續前進。
  • despite the pain
    儘管疼痛
    例句:He finished the race despite the pain in his leg.
    儘管腿痛,他仍然完成了比賽。
  • despite the obstacles
    儘管有障礙(困難)、儘管困難重重
    例句:She reached her goal despite the obstacles.
    儘管有障礙,她仍然達成了她的目標。
  • despite the challenges
    儘管有挑戰(困難)
    例句:He maintained his optimism despite the challenges.
    儘管面臨挑戰,他仍保持樂觀。
  • despite the criticism
    儘管受到批評
    例句:The author continued to write despite the criticism.
    儘管受到批評,作者仍繼續寫作。
  • despite the loss
    儘管有損失
    例句:The team remained confident despite the loss.
    儘管輸球,球隊仍充滿信心。

例句:

  1. Despite the rain, they decided to go hiking.
    儘管下雨,他們還是決定去健行。
  2. He was cheerful despite being in pain.
    儘管痛苦,他仍保持愉快。
  3. Despite his fear of heights, he climbed to the top of the mountain.
    儘管有懼高症,他還是爬上了山頂。
  4. She completed the marathon despite having an injury.
    儘管受傷,她仍完成了馬拉鬆比賽。
  5. Despite their efforts, the team lost the game.
    儘管他們努力了,隊伍還是輸了比賽。
  6. They remained friends despite their differences.
    儘管他們有分歧,他們仍然保持友誼。
  7. Despite the challenges, she never gave up on her dreams.
    她從未放棄她的夢想,儘管遇到了困難。
  8. He managed to laugh despite the difficult circumstances.
    儘管處境困難,他還是笑了。
  9. Despite the warnings, they went swimming in the rough sea.
    儘管有警告(無視警告),他們還是去了洶湧的海裡游泳。
  10. She is optimistic despite the uncertainties of the future.
    儘管未來充滿不確定性,她仍保持樂觀。

同義詞:

  • in spite of 儘管、不管 prep. 表示某事發生,但不影響另一事物的發生。
    例句:She smiled, in spite of the pain.
    她儘管疼痛,仍然微笑著。
  • although (though) 雖然、即使 conj. 用於連接兩個相對矛盾的句子。(although是連接詞,後面要接句子)
    例句:Although (Though) he was feeling unwell, he went to work
    他不舒服,但還是去上班了。
  • even though 儘管、即使 conj. 表示強烈的對比或矛盾。(even though是連接詞,後面要接句子)
    例句:She kept working even though she was tired.
    她儘管疲倦,仍然繼續工作。
  • notwithstanding 儘管、不過 conj./prep. 表示某事物不被其他事物影響。
    例句:He was determined, notwithstanding the difficulties.
    儘管有困難,他仍然堅定。
  • regardless of 不管、不顧 prep. 不考慮到其他因素或可能的影響。
    例句:She pursued her dream, regardless of the risks.
    她不顧風險追求她的夢想。

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目錄

Despite的使用頻率

從Google Ngram Viewer的數據可以看到,自1800年到2019年的在的219年間,Despite的使用頻率狀況,在2019年所出版的書籍中,每一百萬個字中,就會有52.53個字是Despite。

Citation

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作者:Barshai Huang

在我教英文的20多年間,我常常發現許多學生在學習英文時,在單字的使用上,往往沒有充分且正確的資源,因此我整理了許多學習英文時常常會應用到的單子,並且針對用法、同義詞以及文法重點解析,希望能幫助到所有學習英文的人。

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