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托福词汇介绍之despite的用法

despite的用法

◆尽管他很忙,他还是来了车站迎接我们。

误:Despite he was busy, he came to the station to meet us.

正:Despite he being busy, he came to the station to meetus.

正:Despite the fact that he was busy, he came to thestation to meet us.

析:despite(尽管)是介词,不是连词,所以不能用来引导句子,若其后要跟 that 从句,需插入 the fact。

◆尽管有病,他还是来开会了。

误:He came to the meeting despite of his illness.

正:He came to the meeting in spite of his illness.

析:despite(尽管)本身是介词,注意不要受 in spite of(尽管)的影响,而误用 despite of(偶尔可见此用法,但因多数语言 学家反对这一用法,建议学生避免使用)。

◆尽管我的资历很好,但我还是找不到工作(from )。

误:Despite my qualifications, but I couldn’t get a job.

正:Despite my qualifications, I couldn’t get a job.

析:despite(尽管)是介词,由此引出的是介词短语,注意不要按 汉语意思将其与 but 连用。

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