Although

释义 Definition

although /ɔːlˈðoʊ/ 是连词，表示“虽然；尽管”，用于引导让步状语从句，说明后面的情况与主句形成对比或“出乎意料但仍然成立”。（也常见 though 作近义替换；although 通常更正式一些。）

例句 Examples

Although it was raining, we went outside.
虽然下着雨，我们还是出去了。

Although she had little experience, she handled the project calmly and delivered it on time.
尽管她经验不多，她仍然冷静地处理了这个项目，并按时完成交付。

发音 Pronunciation (IPA)

/ɔːlˈðoʊ/

词源 Etymology

although 来自古英语/中古英语的表达，原本可理解为 all + though（“完全地 + 尽管”），逐渐固定为一个连词，用来强调“让步”关系：即便前面条件成立，后面的结论仍然成立。

相关词 Related Words

• Though
• Even Though
• Despite
• In Spite Of
• Nevertheless
• However
• Whereas

文学作品 Literary Works

• Pride and Prejudice — Jane Austen
• Jane Eyre — Charlotte Brontë
• Great Expectations — Charles Dickens
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer — Mark Twain