单词 | despite |
释义 | despite[di'spait]n. 轻视, 憎恨prep. 虽然, 尽管【经】 无视于相关词组:despite the fact that... despite de.spite AHD: [d¹-spºt“] D.J. [d!6spa!t]K.K. [d!6spa!t]prep.(介词)In spite of; notwithstanding:尽管:不管,不加忍受的:won the game despite overwhelming odds.尽管差异悬殊,还是赢得了比赛n.(名词)1. Contemptuous defiance or disregard.轻蔑的拒绝或不承认2. Spite; malice:憎恨;怨恨:“He died soon after . . . of pure despite and vexation”(&b{Sir Walter Scott})“他很快就死于单纯的怨恨和烦恼”(沃尔特·斯科特爵士)语源:1. Short for in despite of in despite of的简写 2. from Middle English despit [spite] 源自 中古英语 despit [怨恨] 3. from Old French 源自 古法语 4. from Latin d¶spectus [from past participle of] d¶spicere [to despise] * see despise 源自 拉丁语 d¶spectus [] 源自d¶spicere的过去分词 [蔑视] *参见 despise |
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