although

连词 conj.
/ɔːlˈðəʊ/    /ɔlˈðoʊ/|/ɑlˈðoʊ/

英文释义

连词 conj.
  1. Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.
    — Although it was very muddy, the football game went on.
  2. But, except.
    — It was difficult, although not as difficult as we had expected.

词形变化

altho alternative,informal altho' alternative,informal allthough alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós
Proto-Germanic *allaz
Proto-West Germanic *all
Old English eall
Proto-Indo-European *to-der.
Proto-Indo-European *-weder.
Proto-Germanic *þau
Proto-Indo-European *-kʷeder.
Proto-Germanic *-hw
Proto-Germanic *þauh
Proto-West Germanic *þauh
Old English þēah
Old English
Middle English althagh
English although
From Middle English althagh, from Old English compound of eall (“all (emphatic)”) + þēah (“though”). By surface analysis, al(l) + though.
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