late 14c., notwitstondynge, from not + present participle of the verb withstand. A loan-translation of Medieval Latin non obstante "being no hindrance," from ablative of obstans, present participle of obstare "stand opposite to" (see obstacle). As an adverb and as a conjunction from early 15c.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. He despised William Pitt, notwithstanding the similar views they both held.
盡管他和威廉·皮特看法相似，卻瞧不起他。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. His relations with colleagues, differences of opinion notwithstanding, were unfailingly friendly.
盡管有意見(jiàn)分歧，他和同事們一直關(guān)系融洽。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Notwithstanding some major financial problems, the school has had a successful year.