Despite的用法详解：从词义到用法对比

什么是despite

Despite是一个表示‘尽管、虽然’的连词，通常用来引出一个与前面所说的事实或情况相反的情况或结果。

despite的用法

1. Despite/In spite of + 名词/代词 + 宾语从句

例如：Despite the bad weather, we still went hiking in the mountains.

2. Despite/In spite of + 动名词

例如：In spite of being tired, she still kept working on her project.

3. Despite/In spite of + 形容词

例如：Despite the difficult situation, she remained calm and composed.

4. Despite/In spite of + 介词短语

例如：Despite the traffic jam, he arrived at the meeting on time.

despite与although的区别

尽管表示‘虽然’，但Despite与Although的区别在于，Despite所引出的情况或结果是与前面所说的事实或情况相反的，而Although所引出的情况或结果是与前面所说的事实或情况相符的。

例如：Despite the fact that it was raining heavily, he still went out without an umbrella.（尽管下着大雨，他还是没有带伞出去了。）

例如：Although it was raining heavily, he still went out without an umbrella.（虽然下着大雨，他还是没有带伞出去了。）