rather
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈrɑː.ðər]
- 美式音标 [ˈræð.ɚ]
- 国际音标 ['rɑ:ðə, 'ræ-]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adv. 宁可，宁愿；相当；准确地说；或多或少地
- conj. 而不是
- int. 当然啦（回答问题时用）
- n. (Rather)人名；(英)拉瑟
词源解说
- 直接源自古英语的hraor，意为更迅速的，更早的。
用法辨析
- rather是程度副词,用来修饰原级或比较级形容词和副词、动词、分词或单数名词,意思是“有些”“相当”“多少地”,常用于负面含意。rather可和too连用,作程度状语,但此时不可以修饰比较级。
- rather用以减弱而不是加强其后所跟的词或词组的作用,如拒绝别人请求帮助时,显得比较客气,又如为了谦虚,可用这词使自己在引人注目的场面表现得乐而不狂。
- rather一般放在不定冠词前面,名词前有形容词时,也可放在不定冠词后面。
- rather than和more...than的比较：前者表示“与其……倒不如……”，后者表示“更……比起……”，注意词组more...than中的than前面不可以加上rather。He depends on you rather than on me. 他依赖你胜过依赖我。
- 在rather加形容词再加名词的结构中，冠词a置于rather前后都可以，如a rather big dog和rather a big dog（一只相当大的狗）两种表达都可以；
- had rather属于习惯用语，表示“宁愿，宁可”，主语短语中必须用had，不可以改成have，且一般其后面接不含to的不定式。I had rather stay with John than with Charles. 比起查尔斯我宁可和约翰呆一起。
- had/would rather后一般接不含that所引导的从句，且从句用虚拟语气。had/would rather后还可接than，再加不含to的不定式，还要注意would rather后只可接动词原形。I would/had rather you paid me now. 我宁愿你现在付钱给我。I would rather stay here than go on holiday. 我宁愿呆在这里，也不愿意去度假。
- prefer to...rather than...表示“比起……更喜欢……做某事”，注意结构中than后直接加动词原形，而不是不定式to do。I prefer to work rather than remian idle. 比起无所事事，我更喜欢工作。
adv. (副词)
词组短语
- or rather 更精确地说，倒不如说
- Rather critical 一叶知秋
- d rather 宁愿
- rather good 相当不错
- rather cool 形容有点儿凉
短语
英英字典
- (SMALL AMOUNT) quite; to a slight degree
- (MORE EXACTLY) more accurately; more exactly
- (PREFERENCE) instead of; used especially when you prefer one thing to another
- very; to a large degree
- certainly; yes
- You use rather than when you are contrasting two things or situations. Rather than introduces the thing or situation that is not true or that you do not want.
- Rather is also a conjunction.
- You use rather when you are correcting something that you have just said, especially when you are describing a particular situation after saying what it is not.
- If you say that you would rather do something or you'd rather do it, you mean that you would prefer to do it. If you say that you would rather not do something, you mean that you do not want to do it. /
- You use rather to indicate that something is true to a fairly great extent, especially when you are talking about something unpleasant or undesirable.
- You use rather before verbs that introduce your thoughts and feelings, in order to express your opinion politely, especially when a different opinion has been expressed.