despite學測 L4KK [dɪˈspaɪt] ｜ /dɪˈspaɪt/
儘管；不顧
常考轉折語，等於 in spite of
Despite the noise on the MRT, he fell asleep in ten minutes.
儘管捷運上很吵，他十分鐘內就睡著了。
一個畫面：低頭衝過雨幕
撐傘出門明知會淋濕，仍照原計畫出門
低頭前行不理會眼前的阻礙，繼續往前走
結果不變最終還是達成原本要做的事
義項
雨中野餐B2preposition儘管；不顧
Despite the rainy weather, we still enjoyed our outdoor picnic.
儘管下著雨，我們還是很享受戶外野餐。
despite the raindespite the noisedespite the difficulty
片語
despite the fact that無視事實 →儘管事實如此
despite everything不顧一切 →不管發生什麼事
你會不會這樣說？
Despite ___ hard, he failed the exam. (A) he tried (B) trying
看答案
(B)
despite 後面要接名詞或動名詞，不能接子句，所以用 trying。
「儘管下雨」的英文，何者正確？(A) despite of the rain (B) despite the rain
看答案
(B)
despite 後面直接加名詞，不能像 in spite of 一樣多加 of。