Despite与Although 的用法区别

Question

用Despite还是although
1.Despite/Although losing the receipt, the store gave John a full refund.
2.The customer sevice manager was very knowledgable although/despite being new to the job
求详细解释

Answer 1

although是连词,翻译成尽管、虽然,通常用在句首或句中.
例如Although he is only seven,he really knows a lot.
或者He really knows a lot,although he is only seven.
despite也翻译成尽管,但它是个介词,这是与although的最大区别.
举个例子：Despite his young age,he really knows a lot.
也就是说despite后面只能加名词性短语或代词.追问

那我提问的两个句子应该选什么 为什么

追答

第一题应该是despite

第一题是although

although有虽然什么什么但是什么什么的意思，
而despite没有这个意思

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其实我有答案两题都选despite 你能解释一下吗

追答

sorry，俺也不会，问问其他人吧

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问住了

Answer 2

despite之后是片语（没有动词的），而although之后是句子（有动词的）。