摘要：“Irrespective”由前缀“ir-”（否定，相当于“in-”）和“respective”（相关的、各自的）组成，而“respective”源自拉丁语“respectus”，意为“回顾”或“关注”（来自“respicere”，由“re-”回头和“spec

irrespective

英 [ˌɪrɪ'spektɪv] 美 [ˌɪrɪ'spektɪv]

adj.不顾的；不考虑的

“Irrespective”由前缀“ir-”（否定，相当于“in-”）和“respective”（相关的、各自的）组成，而“respective”源自拉丁语“respectus”，意为“回顾”或“关注”（来自“respicere”，由“re-”回头和“specere”看构成）。因此，“irrespective”字面意为“不关注的”或“不考虑的”，强调忽略某些条件或差异。这个词在17世纪进入英语，最初多用于法律或哲学语境，描述不受限制的判断或原则，后逐渐扩展到日常正式语言中。

◉外刊例句

① 《The New York Times》 (2023年11月8日)

The new policy will apply to all employees, irrespective of their seniority.

新政策将适用于所有员工，不论其资历如何。

② 《The Economist》 (2024年10月30日)

Economic growth continues, irrespective of political instability in the region.

尽管该地区政治不稳定，经济增长仍在继续。

◉经典名著

《理智与情感》（Sense and Sensibility）——简·奥斯汀 (1811年)

She resolved to treat all suitors with civility, irrespective of their wealth or status.

她决定对所有追求者都以礼相待，不论他们的财富或地位如何。

◉Usage Examples

(1) The laws apply to everyone irrespective of race, color, or creed.

(2) We will have the work done, irrespective of cost.

(3) He rushed toward to help, irrespective of the consequence.

(4) He married her, irrespective of the will of his parents.

(1) 法律对人人都适用，不分种族，肤色或信仰。

(2) 不管花多大代价,我们也要把这项工作做好。

(3) 他不顾后果，冲上前去帮助。

(4) 他违背父母的意愿与她结了婚。

◉Usage Notes

The adverb irrespective means regardless or in spite, and it is almost always followed by the word "of." Irrespective of your desire to stay inside on a bitterly cold day, the dog still needs to be walked.

Irrespective is a combination of the Latin roots ir, meaning not, and respectivus, meaning having regard for. The word irrespective is sometimes confused with its synonym regardless, giving rise in the early 20th century to the nonstandard word irregardless, which is considered an error by most grammarians, irrespective of how many people use irregardless in their everyday speech.

1. [PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]不考虑…的；不顾…的；不受…影响的 If you say that something happens or should happen irrespective of a particular thing, you mean that it is not affected or should not be affected by that thing. [FORMAL 正式]

...their commitment to a society based on equality for all citizens irrespective of ethnic origin...

他们承诺建立一个不分种族出身、全民平等的社会

This service should be available to everybody, irrespective of whether they can afford it.

这项服务应该面向所有人，不管他们是否负担得起。

来源：学无用的英语