despite/dɪ'spaɪt/

prep. used to introduce sth that makes the other part of the sentence unlikely or surprising

prep. 尽管，不管：He ran on despite a leg injury. 尽管腿部受伤，他继续往前跑。

◇Laura went to the party despite the fact that she had not been invited. 虽然没有被邀请，劳拉仍出席了派对。

音组-ite/-aɪt/

bite; excite; invite; kite; polite; quite; recite; unite; white; write