Nonetheless, discretionary

nonetheless /ˌnʌnðəˈles/ DJ /ˈnʌnðə'lɛs/ KK


1.in spite of this fact 儘管如此 adverb written

See also: nevertheless Synonym

The book is too long but, nonetheless, informative and entertaining. 這本書太長，但是很有知識性和趣味性。

The problems are not serious. Nonetheless, we shall need to tackle them soon. 問題不嚴重。不過我們還是需要儘快處理。

Alternate: none the less also
 
none·the·less


1.In spite of that; nevertheless
 
同義字: adverb: nevertheless, notwithstanding, still, yet, though
 
來源：google字典


whereas /ˌweərˈæz/ DJ /ˌwer-/ DJ US /ˈwɛr'æz/ KK US


conjunction

1.used to compare or contrast two facts （用以比較或對比兩個事實）然而，但是，儘管

Some of the studies show positive results, whereas others do not. 有一些研究結果令人滿意，然而其他的則不然。

2.used at the beginning of a sentence in an official document to mean ‘because of the fact that…’ （用於正式文件中句子的開頭）鑒於 law 
 
whereas


1.In contrast or comparison with the fact that

2.(esp. in legal preambles) Taking into consideration the fact that 
 
 
discretionary /dɪˈskreʃənəri/ DJ /-neri/ DJ US /dɪ'skrɛʃəˈnɛrɪ/ KK US


1.decided according to the judgement of a person in authority about what is necessary in each particular situation; not decided by rules 自由決定的；酌情行事的；便宜行事的 adjective