despite意為“不管”“任憑”,相當(dāng)于in spite of,后接名詞、代詞或動詞,但語氣比后者輕,不如后者常用.如: ① He went out despite bad weather. 他不管天氣惡劣出發(fā)了.② Despite the fogs we went out for a walk. 盡管有霧,我們還是外出散步.
【注】despite后可接what引導(dǎo)的從句如: ① Despite what she says, I'll go.不管她怎么說,我也要去.② I would support him despite what he did. 不管他做什么,我都支持他.
despite = in spite of,故不能再與of連用; in spite of / despite + 名詞 = although + 從句
in spite of= despite; regardless of = without considering or taking notice of
regardless of 不管;不顧;不理會.后常接名詞或者接從句
in spite of與regardless of區(qū)別
前者：一般是主觀上故意去忽視,有時往往是好的條件,因素,或他人的建議,很可能導(dǎo)致不好的結(jié)果
后者：一般用于客觀上無法避免的事實,往往是不利的條件,因素,需要主語去正確面對和處理,并不是避而遠(yuǎn)之