| 正面 | 743.despite 英 [dɪ'spaɪt]美 [dɪ'spaɪt]     |
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| 背面 |     释义： despicable可鄙的adj。despise蔑视vt。despite鄙视n。prep. 尽管，不管n. 轻视；憎恨；侮辱 例句： 1. She persevered in her idea despite obvious objections raised by friends.虽然朋友们明确反对，她还是坚持己见。 despite 尽管词源同despise,鄙视，-t, 过去分词后缀。用于引申义，尽管（鄙视），仍然。 despitec. 1300, originally a noun, from Old French despit (12c., Modern French dépit), from Latin despectus "a looking down on, scorn, contempt," from past participle of despicere (see despise). The preposition (early 15c.) is short for in despite of (late 13c.), a loan-translation of Old French en despit de "in contempt of." Almost became despight during 16c. spelling reform." |