형용사/부사/명사 + as/though + 절(양보구문)

비록 ~하지만

Cold as/though it was, we went out.
= Although it was very cold, we went out.

날씨가 추웠지만 우리는 밖에 나갔다.

미국 영어에서는 as~as구문도 쓴다.

As cold as it was, we went out.