學測英文-精準背單字

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學測考點

despite + 名詞
「儘管…」,後面接名詞,不接完整子句
  • despite the pain
  • despite decades of investigation
  • despite their great variety

學測原句

  • 114 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›
    Despite his busy schedule, the President graced the school's graduation ceremony with his presence and a heartwarming speech.
    儘管行程繁忙,總統仍蒞臨該校的畢業典禮,並發表了一場暖心的演說。
    • despite:「儘管」,後面接名詞
    • heartwarming:「暖心的」,heart + warm + ing
  • 113 學測|篇章結構|第 4 段
    Thus, more and more patients are now advised to keep moving despite the pain.
    因此,現在越來越多病患被建議,即使會痛也要持續活動。
    • more and more:「越來越多」
    • be advised to V:「被建議…」
    • despite:「儘管」,後面接名詞
    • keep moving:「持續活動」
  • 112 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段
    Despite decades of investigation, there is no consensus on exactly what causes the beautiful and mysterious phenomenon of crown shyness.
    儘管研究了數十年,對於究竟是什麼造成樹冠羞避這個美麗又神祕的現象,仍沒有共識。
    • despite:「儘管」,後面接名詞
    • decades:「數十年」
    • consensus:「共識」,no consensus on…:「對…沒有共識」
    • exactly what causes…:「究竟什麼造成…」
  • 109 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 5 段
    Despite their popularity, flip-flops provoke some questions.
    儘管受歡迎,夾腳拖也引發一些疑問。
    • despite:「儘管」,後面接名詞
  • 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 5 段
    Despite the threats posed by cultural and political encroachment of colonial forces, the art of totem pole carving has survived.
    儘管殖民勢力的文化與政治侵蝕帶來威脅,雕刻圖騰柱的藝術仍存續下來。
    • threat posed by…:「…帶來的威脅」
    • encroachment:「侵蝕、侵犯」
    • colonial forces:「殖民勢力」
    • survive:「存續」
  • 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 4 段
    Despite the economic and environmental hurdles, desalination is becoming increasingly attractive as human beings are using up fresh water from other sources.
    儘管有經濟與環境上的阻礙,隨著人類用盡其他來源的淡水,海水淡化正變得越來越有吸引力。
    • despite:「儘管」,後面接名詞
    • hurdle:「障礙」,本義是「跨欄」
    • use up:「用盡」,up 在這裡是「到底、到完」,用到完就是「用盡」

近義字

although

補充說明: despite / spite

despite 與 spite 差在前面的 de-,意思不同。spite 作名詞時指「惡意」,out of spite 為「出於惡意」。spite 單獨不能表示「儘管」,要寫成 in spite of,意思與 despite 相同,可以互換使用。

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