despite的用法：详解及常见错误

什么是despite

Despite是一个介词，意为‘尽管、虽然’，通常用来表示两个相反的事实或情况。

despite的用法

1. Despite可以直接接名词或代词，用来表示某种情况下的限制或障碍。例如：

Despite the rain, we went hiking. (尽管下雨，我们还是去了远足。)

Despite his busy schedule, he always finds time to exercise. (尽管他的日程很忙，他总是能找到时间锻炼身体。)

2. Despite也可以接从句，用来表示两个相反的情况。例如：

Despite the fact that she was tired, she stayed up late to finish her work. (尽管她很累，她还是熬夜完成了工作。)

3. Despite和in spite of意思相同，但in spite of后面通常要加‘the fact that’引导的从句。例如：

In spite of the fact that he was sick, he still went to work. (尽管他生病了，他还是去上班了。)

常见错误用法

1. 错误：Despite of the rain, we went hiking.

正确：Despite the rain, we went hiking. （despite后面不需要加of）

2. 错误：Despite he was tired, he stayed up late to finish his work.

正确：Despite the fact that he was tired, he stayed up late to finish his work. （despite后面需要加引导词，如the fact that）

3. 错误：In despite of the fact that he was sick, he still went to work.

正确：In spite of the fact that he was sick, he still went to work. （in spite of后面需要加the fact that）