Despite the fact that she is short, she is an excellent basketball player.是什么意思？

Despite the fact that she is short, she is an excellent basketball player.

尽管她个子矮, 却是个出色的篮球运动员。

despite

prep. 尽管，虽然，不由自主；

例句
The gentleman, despite his advanced years, helped Kathryn back to her seat.
这位绅士，尽管年事已高，仍然帮着凯瑟琳回到座位上。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

fact

n. 事实，实情，实际，真相，证据，犯罪行为；

例句
The whole air of menace was accentuated by the fact that he was so cordial and soft-voiced.
他如此亲切，说话轻声细语，这更加重了威胁的语气。

that

det. 那个，那；pron. 那个，那；conj. 多么，如此…以至，用于某些动词、形容词和名词后，引出各种从句；adv. 不那么，那样；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

she

pron. 她，它；

例句
Her lover walked out on her after she had aborted their child.
她的情人在她打掉胎儿后甩了她。

is

vt.& vi. 是（be的三单形式；n. 存在；

例句
Bollinger 'RD' is a rare, highly prized wine.
博林格RD香槟是一种名贵的备受推崇的葡萄酒。

short

adj. 短的，短暂的，矮的，短缺的，短期的；adv. 突然，唐突地，简短地，横贯地；n. 短裤，短路，缺乏；vt. 故意少给…的零头，骗取；vi. 短路；

例句
Again there was a short silence...
接着又是一阵短暂的沉寂。

an

art. 一（在元音字母前代替不定代词a），一任一某一，一个；

例句
He started eating an apple...
他开始吃苹果。

excellent

adj. 卓越的，杰出的，优秀的，太好了；

例句
Angela Bassett has won critical acclaim for her excellent performance...
安吉拉·贝塞特凭借其出色的表演赢得了评论界的好评。

basketball

n. 篮球，[体]篮球运动；

例句
Under the banner of education, we herd our children from ballet to basketball and back again.
打着教育的旗号，我们赶鸭子上架似的让孩子从芭蕾到篮球，不停地学这个学那个。

player

n. 演员，[体]运动员，[音]演奏者，播放机；

例句
There is no comparison between the knowledge and skill of such a player and the ordinary casual participant.
临时的普通参赛者无法与这种选手所掌握的知识和技巧相提并论。