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In spite of his many shortcomings, he is a nice guy.
盡管他有許多缺點,但他還是個好人。
in spite of表示盡管,不管;整個in spite of其實可用一個despite來替換,意思一樣。
despite his many shortcomings,he is a nice guy.
He went to work in spite of his illness.(當中的in spite of也可改為despite)
盡管生病,他還是去工作。