notwithstanding

英 [ˌnɒtwɪθˈstændɪŋ]

美 [ˌnɑːtwɪθˈstændɪŋ]

prep.  虽然; 尽管
adv.  尽管如此

CET6考研TOEFLTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.9042 / COCA.10393

牛津词典

prep.

• 虽然；尽管
  without being affected by sth; despite sth
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

adv.

• 尽管如此
  despite this
  1. Notwithstanding, the problem is a significant one.
     然而，这个问题仍很重要。

柯林斯词典

• PREP 尽管
  If something is truenotwithstandingsomething else, it is true in spite of that other thing.
  1. He despised William Pitt, notwithstanding the similar views they both held.
     尽管他和威廉·皮特看法相似，却瞧不起他。
  2. Notwithstandingis also an adverb.
     
  3. His relations with colleagues, differences of opinion notwithstanding, were unfailingly friendly.
     尽管有意见分歧，他和同事们一直关系融洽。

英英释义

adv

• despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
  1. although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it
  2. while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed
  3. he was a stern yet fair master
  4. granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go
  Synonym:howeverneverthelesswithalstillyetall the sameeven sononetheless

双语例句

• The financial crisis notwithstanding, he has been broadly correct.
  后来虽然爆发了金融危机，但他的预言大致是正确的。
• Notwithstanding the stable funding, Japan needs to feel the same degree of urgency.
  尽管资金来源稳定，但日本需要感受到同等程度的紧迫性。
• Language difficulty notwithstanding, he soon grows to love the country and its people.
  尽管语言困难，他很快就爱上了这个国家和人民。
• Sadly, and notwithstanding rumours in Shanghai last week, both look like Fantasies for some time to come.
  但不幸的是，尽管上周在上海出现了一些传闻，但眼下看来，上述两个愿望都还只是白日梦而已。
• He must be told, notwithstanding.
  虽然如此还必须告诉他。
• I went swimming yesterday notwithstanding my mother told me not to.
  昨天我去游泳了，虽然妈妈告诉我不要去。
• Everyday life was transformed by these technologies between 1930 and 1970, Great Depression notwithstanding.
  尽管经历了大萧条（GreatDepression），人们的日常生活却因这些技术在1930年到1970年之间发生了极大的转变。
• Should I really bid adieu to this summer? Notwithstanding how heartrending the sorrow of parting is.
  真的该和夏说再见了么？无论如何地，离愁依依？
• Notwithstanding all his efforts, he did not reach his goal.
  尽管他尽了所有力量，他仍未达到目标。
• Protests from my conservative colleagues notwithstanding, such measures are needed.
  尽管我那些保守的同事们表示反对，这些措施还是必要的。