相似词语辨析【50】despite和in spite of
<p> <span word="despite">despite</span>，<span word="in">in</span> <span word="spite">spite</span> <span word="of">of</span></p><p> <span word="Despite">Despite</span>用作介词时，与 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="spite">spite</span> <span word="of">of</span>同义，都表示尽管、虽然、不顾之意，但程度有所不同。</p><p> 一般说来，<span word="in">in</span> <span word="spite">spite</span> <span word="of">of</span>的语气较强，使用范围也较广； <span word="despite">despite</span>的语气较弱，多用于诗歌或正式的文体中。<span word="Despite">Despite</span>可以写作<span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="of">of</span>，也可以写作 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="of">of</span>；<span word="in">in</span> <span word="spite">spite</span> <span word="of">of</span>则可以写作 <span word="spite">spite</span> <span word="of">of</span>，但这些写法已少用了。例：</p><p> <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="years">years</span>，<span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span>．</p><p> 虽然年事已高，他现在在学驾驶汽车。</p><p> <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drought">drought</span>，<span word="we">we</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="crop">crop</span>．</p><p> 尽管天旱，丰收依然在望。</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="spite">spite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="brandishing">brandishing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pistols">pistols</span>，<span word="people">people</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slightest">slightest</span> <span word="fear">fear</span>．</p><p> 尽管警方挥动着短棍及手枪，但人们毫不畏惧。</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="spite">spite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storm">storm</span>．</p><p> 虽然有暴风雨，我们依旧准点到达火车站。</p><p> 应当在此指出的是，在现代英语里，<span word="despite">despite</span>和<span word="in">in</span> <span word="spite">spite</span> <span word="of">of</span>的差距已日渐缩小，很多人已将它们互换使用。</p><p> <span word="Despite">Despite</span>除作介词外，尚可用作名词，表示蔑视、憎恨、无意对待之意。例：</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="despite">despite</span>．</p><p> 那位老大娘饮恨而死。</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="tripped">tripped</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="despite">despite</span>，<span word="not">not</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>．</p>
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