despite 英 [dɪˈspaɪt] 美 [dɪˈspaɪt]
despite可作介词、名词和动词使用。我们通常需要掌握的是作介词的用法。
1、用作介词
A.despite表示“即使;尽管;不管;虽然(是介词,后跟名词或代词,构成介词短语)”的意思。与 in spite of同义。放在句首时,要接成分,成分也就是句子的组成部分,由词或词组充当。如:
Despite his advanced years,he is learning to drive.
虽然年事已高,他现在在学驾驶汽车。
expect
释义:
v.
预期,预料 [I,T]
例句:
The things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end. If not always in the way we expect.
失去的东西到最后总会回来的,尽管有时会出乎我们的意料。
两个否定意思:not…or/ not…nor
如果not否定的是两个或两个以上的动词、名词、形容词等,通常用or来加以连接。
He doesn’t smoke or drink. 他不吸烟也不喝酒。
(不能说:He doesn’t smoke nor drink.)
She wasn’t happy or upset. 她既不生气,也不苦恼。
It’s not on the table or in the cupboard. 它既不在餐桌上,也不在食橱里。
然而,短暂的停顿后面可以用nor,以分隔和强调第二个动词、形容词等。
Our main need is not food, nor money. It is education.
我们的主要需求不是食物,也不是钱,而是教育。(比…food or money更为强调。)
She didn’t phone that day, northe next day.
她那天没打电话,第二天也没有打。(比…or the next day更为强调。)
《柯林斯高级英语用法词典》第569页nor连接表示否定的分句。
nor置于第二个分句句首,后接助动词、情态动词或动词be,再接主语,再后如有主动词,接主动词。
The officer didn’t believe me, nor did the girls when they came back.
那位官员不相信我,而那些女孩回来后也不相信。
This argument fails to explain how the present developed countries were able to progress, nordoes it explain the recent success of some of the developing countries.
这条论据并没能对当今发达国家是怎样得到发展的作出解释,同样,对一些发展中国家最近所取得的成功也未作出解释。
and或but可以置于nor之前。
I would have nothing to do with it, and norwould most of us.
我对此无任何关系,我们大多数人也一样。
Institutions of learning are not taxed; but nor,in many cases, are they much respected.
学术机构不用上税,不过大多数情况下它们也得不到尊重。
nor通常不置于句首,但有时为了使句子更有力或更富有戏剧性也置于句首。
Despite these strong calls, there has been little official action. Nor has the government shown interest in assessing energy conservation’s cost-effectiveness. 尽管呼声强烈,但官方一直没有采取行动,而政府对评估保护能源的费用的有效程度也没表现出任何兴趣。
I do not want these letters. Nor do I even want any copies.
我不想要这些信,一封都不想要。
《柯林斯高级英语用法词典》第630页or与否定词连用。
在否定词后面用or而不用and。
例如:我不喜欢咖啡或茶。
误:I do not like coffee and tea.
正:I do not like coffee or tea.
The situation is just not fair on the children or their parents.
这情形对孩子们或家长们都不公平。
Price is not always an indicator of quality or suitability.
价格不总是质量或适用性的指示物。
I am not detached or remote. 我没有感到孤立或疏远。
The reflectors still work because they have no batteries or circuits to wear out.
反射器仍然在工作,因为它们没有电池或电路损耗。
你怎么使用not or与not nor?
《葛传槼英语惯用法词典》第391页nor词条
nor前面也可以有and。例如:You cannot do that, and nor can I.
但and nor远不及nor普通。偶尔在nor前面用but。
例如:I didn’t see it, but nor did you.
He can neither read nor write里当然用nor,不可用or,He cannot either read or write里当然用or,不可用nor。
He cannot read nor/or write里用or或nor都可以,现在用or比用nor普通。
但He cannot read, nor write(read后面有逗号)和He does not ride, nor shoot, nor fish, nor swim(ride, shoot和fish后面都有逗号)里的nor都不可改作or。
注意下面每组里的两句:
Jack had no tea or coffee. (没有逗号)
Jack had no tea, nor coffee. (有逗号)
He has never heard of her or of her sister. (没有逗号)
He has never heard of her, nor of her sister. (有逗号)
“他不曾去,也不会去”可以说He did not go, nor will be或He did not come and will not,不可说He did not come or will not。
《文馨当代英汉词典》第1256页nor词条
She has no experience in typing, or does the skill interest her. ——这种说法是不可以的。
不过,She has no experience or interest in typing. (她对于打字没有经验,也没有兴趣)这种说法是好的。
They will not permit the change of the plan, or even think of it. (他们不允许计划的变更,甚至不会想到变更)= They will not permit the change of the plan, nor will they even think of it.
——这种句子里,如果后半部为不含有主语和谓语动词的不完整从句时,可以用or。
综合上述可见:
1)在(一分句为否定句,其后)有逗号,且另一分句中主语、谓语俱全的情形下,使用nor。
2)nor是否定两者或两者以上内容,句中有三个以上的被否定项,常使用nor。
3)在前有and或but时,使用nor,而非or,即and nor或but nor。
4)no/not/never大多与or搭配使用。
(当然也有not…nor更为强调语气的情形存在,但并不多见,也不建议这样使用。)
5)either…or…,neither…nor…与He can’t/cannot read or(或用nor,但不多见)write算是固定搭配。
【注意】这里没有讨论前句为肯定句,而后的分句前使用nor或or的情景。
the name of译为:某某的名字。例如:the name of a holiday译为假日的名字。
of在英语中常用于表示所有格,其具体用法是:一般用于无生命的东西的名词中.例如:
a map of the world
the story of a hero
the windows of the room
the title of the film
例句:
So, if you do have a package selected, then you print out the name of thepackage.
因此,如果您选定了一个包,那么就可以把它的名称打印出来。
In this case however, despite the name of the property, it need not and shouldnot be unique.
尽管该属性的名称如此,但在这种情况下,它不需要也不应该为唯一的。
All this is being done in the name of "security"; that is what we tell ourselves.
所有这一切都是以“安全”的名义实施的:我们是这么跟自己说的。
despite可以单独用
英 [ dɪˈspaɪt ]
美 [ dɪˈspaɪt ]
尽管,即使常用释义
释义
prep.
尽管,即使;不由自主地,忍不住地
n.
<古>亵渎;<古>轻蔑,鄙视
v.
<古>蔑视;<古>激怒
变形
第三人称单数despites 现在分词despiting 过去式despited 过去分词despited
例句
1. Despite our worries everything turned out well.
尽管我们都很担心,结果一切都顺利。
2. Despite his lack of experience, he got the job.
尽管缺乏经验,他还是得到了那份工作。
3. Despite his cries, no one came to his assistance.
尽管他喊叫,却没有人来帮助他。
不用的。despite译为尽管,具体内容如下。
虚拟语气是一种特殊的动词形式,用来表示说话人的主观愿望、建议、猜疑或与事实不符的假设等,不表示客观存在的事实。也是为了判断是真实条件句还是非真实条件句。只有在非真实条件句中才使用,即说话人所说的话并不是事实。另外假设一般与现在、过去、将来三种事实相反。