notwithstanding
英[n?tw?e'st?nd??;-w?θ-]
美[,nɑtw?θ'st?nd??]
- adv. 盡管，仍然
- prep. 盡管，雖然
- conj. 雖然
英英釋意
- 1. despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession);
- "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it"
- "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"
- "he was a stern yet fair master"
- "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go"