despite的用法：详解与例句 - 掌握英语表达的技巧

什么是despite

Despite是英语中的一个介词，意为‘尽管’，经常用于表达两个相互冲突的事物之间的关系。在语法上，despite后面通常跟一个名词或名词短语，用来表示一种让步的关系。

despite的用法

despite的用法有多种，比如可以和形容词、名词、动名词或从句连用。以下是一些例子：

1. Despite the rain, we still went hiking.

2. Despite his age, he is still very active.

3. Despite the fact that he was tired, he stayed up late to finish the work.

4. Despite the teacher's warning, the students continued to talk in class.

与although的区别

虽然despite和although都可以表示让步关系，但是它们的用法有所不同。虽然后面通常跟着一个从句，但是although表达的是两个相对立的事物，而despite则是表达一种让步的关系。以下是一些例子：

1. Although it was raining, we still went hiking.（雨天和徒步旅行是对立的）

2. Despite the rain, we still went hiking.（雨天不影响徒步旅行）

与in spite of的区别

in spite of和despite的用法和意思基本上是一样的，只是in spite of比较口语化，而despite比较正式。以下是一些例子：

1. In spite of the bad weather, the game was still played.（口语）

2. Despite the bad weather, the game was still played.（正式）