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单词 albeit
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Definition of albeit in English:

albeit

conjunction ɔːlˈbiːɪt
  • Though.

    he was making progress, albeit rather slowly
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But if there are any pluses in this at least now people will hear the truth, albeit in a court of law.
    • The area continued as a centre for music into the Seventies and beyond, albeit on a much smaller scale.
    • Negotiation and mediation seems to be solving the Irish question albeit very slowly.
    • The report deluged him with criticism, albeit worded in the silky prose of a veteran mandarin.
    • It was a clean-cut, agreeable dish albeit a touch bland for more adventurous palates.
    • It seems to have washed its face and opened its doors to the outside world - albeit with caution.
    • We hear a song from our past and are transported back to a memory from long ago, albeit a good or a bad one.
    • It was a no-turning-back speech, albeit spoken with an emotional catch in the throat.
    • They were getting it, albeit slowly, but the results were mixed to say the least.
    • Throughout this year retail sales have shown a rise, albeit a declining one, on levels of a year ago.
    • Sports news is one area where some improvement is needed, albeit really rather slight.
    • Six famous women who, albeit unconsciously, gave us a classic of school literature.
    • To a very large extent the BBC is a government corporation albeit at a couple of steps removed.
    • Back to the theme of homicide, albeit in a world rather more familiar than that of Minority Report.
    • They can also guarantee a place in European competition next season, albeit the Uefa Cup.
    • He has done that in 14 years as a test cricketer, albeit subject to selectorial whims.
    • It's a concept album in that it tells a story - albeit with a rather lame twist at the end.
    • The presence of live actors and real objects anchors you, albeit tenuously, in the world.
    • It has all the hustle and bustle of a typical Gordon Brown day, albeit in unusual surroundings.
    • The same trend applies, albeit to a less impressive extent, in the abbreviated format.
    Synonyms
    although, even if, even though, in spite of the fact that, despite the fact that, notwithstanding the fact that, notwithstanding that, for all that, while, whilst, granted that, even supposing, despite the possibility that, albeit, however, yet, but

Origin

Late Middle English: from the phrase all be it 'although it be (that').

Rhymes

howbeit
 
 

Definition of albeit in US English:

albeit

conjunction
  • Although.

    he was making progress, albeit rather slowly
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The same trend applies, albeit to a less impressive extent, in the abbreviated format.
    • We hear a song from our past and are transported back to a memory from long ago, albeit a good or a bad one.
    • They can also guarantee a place in European competition next season, albeit the Uefa Cup.
    • The area continued as a centre for music into the Seventies and beyond, albeit on a much smaller scale.
    • It's a concept album in that it tells a story - albeit with a rather lame twist at the end.
    • Back to the theme of homicide, albeit in a world rather more familiar than that of Minority Report.
    • They were getting it, albeit slowly, but the results were mixed to say the least.
    • Six famous women who, albeit unconsciously, gave us a classic of school literature.
    • Throughout this year retail sales have shown a rise, albeit a declining one, on levels of a year ago.
    • Sports news is one area where some improvement is needed, albeit really rather slight.
    • It seems to have washed its face and opened its doors to the outside world - albeit with caution.
    • The presence of live actors and real objects anchors you, albeit tenuously, in the world.
    • It has all the hustle and bustle of a typical Gordon Brown day, albeit in unusual surroundings.
    • The report deluged him with criticism, albeit worded in the silky prose of a veteran mandarin.
    • He has done that in 14 years as a test cricketer, albeit subject to selectorial whims.
    • Negotiation and mediation seems to be solving the Irish question albeit very slowly.
    • But if there are any pluses in this at least now people will hear the truth, albeit in a court of law.
    • It was a no-turning-back speech, albeit spoken with an emotional catch in the throat.
    • It was a clean-cut, agreeable dish albeit a touch bland for more adventurous palates.
    • To a very large extent the BBC is a government corporation albeit at a couple of steps removed.
    Synonyms
    although, even if, even though, in spite of the fact that, despite the fact that, notwithstanding the fact that, notwithstanding that, for all that, while, whilst, granted that, even supposing, despite the possibility that, albeit, however, yet, but

Origin

Late Middle English: from the phrase all be it ‘although it be (that’).

 
 
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