记忆方法
联想:向下吐了口口水表示蔑视。
或者按照如下记忆:
词根de-下降,向下,往下+spite←-spec-看,连起来就是往下看,鄙视,看下的意思。
双解例句
小知识
Despite is used as a preposition when something happens even though it might have been prevented by something else. You might go see a movie despite hearing a negative review of it.
Despite is just one letter away from despise, and they actually share a root: the Latin verb despicere, meaning “to look down on scornfully.” Despite came to mean “contempt” or “scorn” in English, though that use as a noun has mostly dropped out of use. The phrase “in despite of” gradually got shortened to the preposition despite and lost its scornful quality. If you accomplish something despite the obstacles in your way, there's no need to feel spiteful about it.
实用短语
常用短语
单词用法
in despite of 尽管;不管
despite all that 尽管如此
die of despite 抱恨而死 ; 冤死
I shall try again despite the difficulty.
虽然有困难,我会再试一次。
in despite of和despite of也表示“不管,尽管”,但是使用不普遍;
despite:书面用词,指不受某事或某种原因的阻碍,语气轻于in spite of。
in spite of:在这些词中语气最强,可与despite换用,口语或书面语中均可使用。
notwithstanding:语气最弱,仅表示一种障碍的存在。
词根词缀
词根: spic
=look/see,表示”看”
adj.
auspicious 幸运的,吉兆的auspice吉兆+ious……的→adj.幸运的,吉兆的
conspicuous 显眼的,明显的con大家+spic看+uous……的→大家都看见→显眼的
despicable 可鄙的,卑劣的de向下+spic看+able能……的→能向下看的→可鄙视的
perspicacious 独具慧眼的per全部+spic看+acious多……的→全部看到→独具慧眼
suspicious [of]可疑的,多疑的,疑心的sus下面+spic看+ious……的→在下面看的→suspicious怀疑的
adv.
suspiciously 猜疑着, 怀疑着suspicious[adj.[of]可疑的,多疑的,疑心的]+ly表副词→adv.猜疑着, 怀疑着
n.
auspice 赞助,主办au鸟+spic看+e→看到鸟[喜鹊]→吉兆
suspicion 怀疑,猜疑;一点儿,少量sus下面+spic看+ion表名词→在下面看→suspicion怀疑
prep.
despite 不管, 尽管, 不论de去掉+spite=spic看→不看→不管, 尽管
v.
despise 轻视,蔑视de去掉+spise=spic看→不看→鄙视
同义词辨析
这些前置词或前置短语都含有”虽然,尽管”之意。
- despite: 书面用词,指不受某事或某种原因的阻碍,语气轻于in spite of。
- in spite of: 在这些词中语气最强,可与despite换用,口语或书面语中均可使用。
- notwithstanding: 语气最弱,仅表示一种障碍的存在。
同义词
notwithstanding / of / in / contempt / regardless / spite / defiance
after / aside / regardless