Ask & Learn闻问切英语口语: Notwithstanding & Despite
2014-05-07来源:易贤网

Ask & Learn闻问切英语口语交际,讲解了 Notwithstanding & Despite的单词日常交际用法,包含了例句解析以及在 0

Ask & Learn闻问切英语口语:Notwithstanding & Despite

读者 Pauline Chan 来电邮问:notwithstanding 和 despite 的用法有什么不同?

Notwithstanding和 despite 用中文说出来都是尽管、不管、虽然等,但despite只可以当前置词用,而notwithstanding 又是前置词又是副词。

例如下面一句:

Despite his busy schedule, he always finds the time to see his girlfriend. 尽管他的工作很忙,他一定会找出时间去见女朋友。

在这里,despite 可以用notwithstanding 代替:

Notwithstanding his busy schedule, he always finds the time to see his girlfriend .

而且,notwithstanding 可以放在断句的后面,而despite 却不可:

His busy schedule notwithstanding, he always finds the time to see his girlfriend.

还有一点需要注意,因为 notwithstanding 和despite 都是前置词, 短句一定要以名词(his busy schedule)写出来。 否则,像下面的句子就文法不通:

Despite/Notwithstanding he is very busy, he always finds the time to see his girlfriend.

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