notwithstanding /ˌnɒtwɪθˈstændɪŋ, -wɪð-/ CET6 TEM4

• 1. 

  PREP If something is true notwithstanding something else, it is true in spite of that other thing. 尽管 [正式]

  例：

  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。

• 2. 

  ADV Notwithstanding is also an adverb. 尽管 [n ADV]

  例：

  His relations with colleagues, differences of opinion notwithstanding, were unfailingly friendly.

  他与同事们尽管有意见分歧，但关系一直很融洽。