不可以。despite后面只能是短语。despite，英语单词，介词、名词、动词，作介词时译为“即使，尽管”；作名词时译为“（诗/文）侮辱，伤害；轻视，鄙视；憎恨”；作动词时译为“故意使烦恼，故意伤害”。
despite短语搭配
despite prep不管；即使；尽管；不顾
Despite on尽管在；尽管上
despite whichle虽然那；毕竟
despite例句
1.I failed the test despite studying all night.
尽管整夜学习，我还是考试不及格。
2.Despite our repeated criticisms, he remains unchanged.
尽管我们一再批评，他还是依然如故。
3.Despite my friendship with Frank, I tried not to take sides with him in his argument with his brother.
尽管我和佛兰克好，却尽量在他们兄弟的争吵中不偏护他。
4.In this case however, despite the name of the property, it need not and should not be unique.
尽管该属性的名称如此，但在这种情况下，它不需要也不应该为唯一的。