
英:/'ˈrɑːðər/ 美:/'ˈræðər/
宁可
初中,高中,CET4,CET6,考研
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
The temperature is rather high outside.
外面的温度相当高。
She's an actor rather than a star.
她是个演员,而不是明星。
I would rather live by myself than marry him.
我宁愿自己一个人生活也不愿意嫁给他。
That's rather a difficult book - here's an easier one for you.
那本书相当难 这本对你来说容易些
We’d rather have the standard room instead of paying $40 extra for deluxe.
我们要标间,不愿再为豪华间多付40美元。
He’d rather have the blue one.
他更想要蓝色那个。
I’d rather be in bed instead of at working so early today.
我宁可不起床也不愿今天这么早就开始工作。
I’m not really a cat person so I would rather have a dog.
我不太喜欢猫,所以我宁愿养狗。
I’d rather go with the sushi over the sashimi.
我还是点寿司吧,不点刺身了。
I really think we should be focusing more on our existing clients, rather than finding new ones.
我真的觉得我们应该专注于现有客户,而不是拓展新客户。
I could handle a stiff drink, but I'd still rather order sweeter cocktails.
我能喝烈酒,不过我还是喜欢甜一点的鸡尾酒。
I'm interested in working for a boutique ad agency rather than a large, multinational.
我更喜欢在一个小而精的*********构工作也不愿意去个大的国际化的。
Personally, I would rather have a boring, competent leader than a charismatic but inexperienced one.
个人来讲,我宁愿要一个乏味但有能力的领导者,也不愿要一个魅力四射但缺乏经验的领导者。
Would you rather be tech-savvy or business-savvy?
你情愿对技术精通还是对生意精通?
He has a rather conventional point of view.
他的观点很传统。
They’d rather live in Australia.
他们情愿住在澳大利亚。
I’d rather take French classes.
我情愿上法语课。
I would prefer to sit in the front rather than the back.
我不喜欢坐在后面,我喜欢坐在前面。
It happened rather quickly.
这发生的很快。
The leaves taste rather bitter.
这些叶子尝起来相当苦。
I did have rather spindly legs.
我的腿以前细长而纤弱。
It was a rather difficult question.
这是个相当难的问题。
I'm afraid it's a rather long story.
我恐怕这是个相当长的故事。
I found the course rather heavy going.
我觉得这门课相当难。
rather than
而不是;宁可…也不愿
would rather
宁愿,宁可
or rather
更精确地说,倒不如说
rather too
adv. 稍微...一点
adv.|soon/first/lot/bit/preferably;宁可,宁愿;相当
rather 是一个多功能副词,在英语中使用频率极高,主要表达程度、偏好或用于修正与强调。其具体含义和用法需结合语境判断:
表示“相当;颇;有点儿”(程度副词)
用于修饰形容词、副词或其他副词,表示中等或显著的程度,通常带有主观评价色彩,可能暗示程度超出预期或低于预期(具体需看语境)。此时它比 quite 更强烈一些,但弱于 very。
例:The movie wasrather good. (这部电影相当不错。)
例:It'srather cold today. (今天有点冷/挺冷的。)
来源参考:牛津学习者词典(Oxford Learner's Dictionaries)对此用法有详细说明: https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/rather
表示“宁愿;更喜欢”(表达偏好)
常与 would 或 'd 连用,构成would rather 结构,用于比较两种选择或情况,表明说话者的偏好。
例:Iwould rather stay home tonight. (我今晚宁愿待在家里。)
例:Iwould rather you didn't smoke in here. (我宁愿你不要在这里抽烟。)
例:Shewould rather have gone to the beach. (她宁愿当时去了海滩。)
来源参考:剑桥词典(Cambridge Dictionary)提供了该用法的清晰解释和例句: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rather
表示“更确切地说;更准确地说”(用于修正或澄清)
用于引入一个更准确、更恰当或更喜欢的替代说法,对前面的陈述进行修正或补充说明。
例:He is a philosopher, orrather, a social critic. (他是位哲学家,或者更准确地说,是位社会批评家。)
例:We arrived late last night, orrather, early this morning. (我们是昨晚深夜,或者更确切地说,是今天凌晨到的。)
来源参考:柯林斯词典(Collins Dictionary)强调了这种修正功能的用法: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/rather
表示“相反地;反而”(用于对比或强调)
有时用于引出与预期或前述内容相反的情况,起到强调或对比的作用。
例:The situation didn't improve;rather, it got worse. (情况没有好转;反而恶化了。)
例:I wasn't bored;rather, I was fascinated. (我不觉得无聊;相反,我被迷住了。)
总结来说,rather 的核心含义围绕着表达程度(通常是中等偏上)、个人偏好以及在表述中进行修正或强调对比。理解其具体含义必须紧密结合上下文。
以下是关于单词rather 的详细解释,综合多来源信息整理:
rather 是一个多功能的副词和连词,主要含义包括:
词汇 | 用法特点 | 例句 |
---|---|---|
rather | 强调程度(中性/负面),可修饰比较级,搭配 than 表对比 | It’srather expensive. |
fairly | 修饰褒义词,程度较轻(≈“尚可”) | She speaksfairly well. |
quite | 程度强于 fairly,可修饰名词(quite a) | It’squite a challenge. |
pretty | 口语化,程度接近 rather,但无负面倾向 | The movie waspretty good. |
rather 的语义需结合语境判断:
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