Despite的用法详解：从词义到同义词，一文全懂

什么是despite

Despite是一个英语单词，表示‘尽管’的意思。通常用于表示两种矛盾或者相反的情况存在，但是其中一种情况并不影响另一种情况的发生。例如，尽管天气很冷，但是我还是去了跑步。

despite的用法

Despite通常用于表示两种相反或矛盾的情况。它的语法结构通常是：‘despite + 名词 / 动名词 / 从句’。例如：

• Despite the heavy rain, he still went to work.
• Despite having a cold, she went to the party.
• Despite the fact that he was exhausted, he kept working.

despite和although的区别

尽管despite和although都可以表示‘尽管’，但是它们之间还是有一些区别的。Although通常用于表示两种情况之间的矛盾，但是其中一种情况并不影响另一种情况的发生。例如：‘Although it was raining, I went to the park。’

而despite则更加强调不顾一切地做某事，即使有不利的情况存在。例如：‘Despite the heavy rain, he still went to work。’

despite的同义词

除了despite之外，还有一些其他的同义词可以用来表示‘尽管’。其中比较常见的有although, even though, in spite of等。例如：

• Although it was cold, I still went for a run.
• Even though I had a headache, I went to the concert.
• In spite of the traffic, he arrived at the meeting on time.