despite、in despite of、in spite of、notwithstanding辨析

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(1)despite
(2)in despite of
(3)in spite of
(4)notwithstanding

在英语中有些情况下都包含或表示“尽管”的意思。以下是部分词语的详细解释和区别:

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despitede.spite[dI`spaIt; diˋspait]介系词尽管…,虽然,不管He is very strong ~ his age.他虽然上了年纪但还是很强壮不可数名词恶意; 憎恨; 污辱; 轻视in） despite of?（文语）（1） 不顾…（2） 尽管…

in spite ofdespite；not withstanding；regardless of不管；不顾*In spite of the bad storm John delivered his papers on time．虽然天下暴雨，约翰仍按时投递报纸。*In spite of the rainy weather，the streets were full of people on May Day．五一节那天，尽管下雨，街上 ...

notwithstandingnot.with.stand.ing[ˌnɑtwIθ`stændIŋ, -wIð-; ˌnɒtwiθˋstændiŋ, -wið-]《源自 not 与 with standing 的意思的现在分词》介系词纵然…,尽管~ his disapproval=his disapproval ~纵然他不赞成副词即使 （nevertheless）连接词[有时与 that ...