regardless of

regardless of — idiom

1. used to say that something happens or is true without a particular fact, situati

1.慣用語B1
釋義

used to say that something happens or is true without a particular fact, situation, or problem being able to stop or change it

例句

Every evening, Naima handed a warm dinner to whoever showed up, regardless of their income or where they slept.

regardless of + noun phrase (unconditional condition)

Rohan went running every day regardless of whether it rained or snowed.

regardless of + whether-clause

同義詞
  • irrespective of

    more formal, used especially in academic or legal writing; otherwise identical in meaning

  • no matter

    more informal, requires a wh-clause ('no matter what', 'no matter where'), cannot directly take a noun phrase

  • despite

    subtly different: 'despite' acknowledges the obstacle exists while the action happens anyway; 'regardless of' treats the obstacle as irrelevant

反義詞
  • depending on

    opposite meaning: the outcome changes based on the factor ('depending on the weather, we may cancel')

  • subject to

    conditional on; the action is limited by the condition ('subject to approval')

文法句型

regardless of + noun / noun phrase

regardless of + wh-clause (whether / what / which / who)

用法筆記

Unlike 'despite' or 'in spite of', 'regardless of' emphasises that the obstacle or difference does not matter at all to the outcome — it is treated as irrelevant. In informal speech, 'regardless' is often used alone as an adverb: 'I told her it was risky, but she went ahead regardless.'

常見錯誤

❌Regardless the weather, we will go.
✅Regardless of the weather, we will go.
💡'regardless of' is a fixed expression; the preposition 'of' must always be included.
❌Irregardless of your opinion, I am going.
✅Regardless of your opinion, I am going.
💡'irregardless' is non-standard and not accepted in formal writing. Use 'regardless' or 'irrespective' instead.