in spite of 与regardless of有如下的一点区别,很多时候都可以互换:
1、in spite of:一般是主观上故意去忽视
例句:They are both very cheerful in spite of their colds
他们俩虽然感冒了,可都兴高采烈的。
2、regardless of:一般用于客观上无法避免的事实
例句:Regardless of whether he is right or wrong, we have to abide by his decisions.
不管他正确与否,我们都得服从他的决定。
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同义词:
despite意为“不管”“任凭”,相当于in spite of,后接名词、代词或动词,但语气比后者轻,不如后者常用。
例句:
① He went out despite bad weather.
他不管天气恶劣出发了。
② Despite the fogs we went out for a walk.
尽管有雾,我们还是外出散步。
② I would support him despite what he did.
不管他做什么,我都支持他。