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单词

notwithstanding

读音
ˌnɑːtwɪθˈstændɪŋ,ˌnɑːtwɪðˈstændɪŋ
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词根

"notwithstanding" 的词根来源于中古英语 "noht (nothing)” 和“withstanden (resist)", 整体的意思就是“无法反抗的”,后来发展成现在的意思。

释义

prep. 尽管,虽然 adv. 尽管,仍然 conj. 虽然,尽管

例句

The bad weather notwithstanding, the event was a great success.
尽管天气恶劣,活动还是取得了巨大的成功。
He despised William Pitt, notwithstanding the similar views they both held.
他瞧不起威廉·皮特,尽管他们俩所持有的观点相似。
Notwithstanding some major financial problems, the school has had a successful year.
虽然有些重大的经费问题,这所学校一年来还是很成功。

强化记忆

你可以将 "notwithstanding" 拆分为 "not with standing",理解为“即使存在(某些困难或情况),也不影响……”。"notwithstanding" 这个单词源自14世纪的英语,最早是两个单词 "not" 和 "withstanding "的组合,后来逐渐发展为一个词。

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these few prevention failuresnotwithstanding,we are actually doing quite well these days
remains a critical obligation.These challenges notwithstanding,if you had told me even just five years ago
And the person might then come to the conclusion that, well,notwithstanding the fact thatcolonialism is over,
I am 51 years old, like I told you,and mind-numbing acronyms notwithstanding,I just want to tell you
We could be battling illness for many months.But notwithstanding the burden of disease,what about the nuisance that mosquitoes can have just to our day-to-day lives?
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