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单词 despite
释义
de·spite (dĭ-spīt)
prep.
In spite of; notwithstanding: won the game despite overwhelming odds.
n.
1. Contemptuous defiance or disregard.
2. Spite; malice: "He died soon after ... of pure despite and vexation" (Sir Walter Scott).

[Short for in despite of, from Middle English despit, spite, from Old French, from Latin dēspectus, from past participle of dēspicere, to despise; see DESPISE.]
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