题目内容：

despite后面不能直接跟that引导表语从句,得加个fact然后搞个同位语从句,对不.
比如
He had a big lunch despite the fact that he had just fininshed the breakfast.
不能说好成
He had a big lunch despite that he had just fininshed the breakfast.
对不

优质解答

despite是个介词而不是连词,也就是说它后面是跟短语,而不能直接连接句子.despitr the fact that是个固定表达,可译为“尽管”.