rather
- KK[ˋræðɚ]
- DJ[ˋrɑ:ðə]
美式
- 相當,頗,有點兒;(常與would或had連用)寧可,寧願;(與其……)倒不如;而不是
- 釋義
- 同反義
- 相關詞
副詞
- 1. 相當,頗,有點兒 I'm feeling rather sleepy. 我有點睏倦。
- 2. (常與would或had連用)寧可,寧願;(與其……)倒不如;而不是 He would rather play than work. 他寧可玩,卻不願工作。 I'd rather you knew that now, than afterwards. 與其以後讓你知道,不如現在就讓你知道。
- 3. (常與or連用)更確切地說 He left late last night, or rather early this morning. 他昨夜很晚,或者應該說是今天一大早才走。
- 4. 【英】(用於回答問題)確是如此;當然
同義詞
ad. 一定地,相當地
ad. 寧願,寧可
ad. 精確地
- 寧願, 較喜歡 They would rather try it again. 他們寧願再試一次。 We would rather have the smaller room than the larger one. 我們寧願要小房間, 也不願要大房間。
- 寧願 I had rather go than stay to be insulted. 我寧可去, 也不願留著受辱。
- 說得更確切些; 更準確地說 We stayed at my friend's house, or rather at my friend's parents' house. 我們住在我朋友家裡, 說得確切些是在我朋友的父母家。 He is my cousin -- or rather my father's cousin. 他是我表親--我是說是我父親的表親。
- 而不是... These shoes are comfortable rather than pretty. 這鞋子很舒服而不是漂亮。 Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them at half price. 他沒讓這些蔬菜壞掉, 而是半價把他們買掉。
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