(từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) sự sỉ nhục, sự lăng mạ, sự khinh miệt; lời sỉ nhục, lời lăng mạ
in despite of
mặc dù, không kể, bất chấp
giới từ
dù, mặc dù, không kể, bất chấp
despite our efforts: mặc dù những cố gắng của chúng tôi
Concise Dictionary
dɪ'spaɪt noun +lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike +contemptuous disregard
Thesaurus Dictionary
prep.
in spite of, notwithstanding, undeterred by, regardless of, in the face or teeth of, in defiance of, without considering, without thought or consideration or regard for, ignoring:
We went sailing despite the fact that gales had been forecast.
Advanced English Dictionary
preposition 1 used to show that sth happened or is true in spite of sth: Her voice was shaking despite all her efforts to control it. + Despite applying for hundreds of jobs, he is still out of work. + She was good at physics despite the fact that she found it boring. 2 (despite yourself) used to show that sb did not intend to do the thing mentioned: He had to laugh despite himself.
Random quote: A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.: Chinese proverb