
甯願;甯可
I would sooner give up sleep than miss my evening class.
我甯願不睡覺也不願錯過晚間課程。
If I were a young man I would sooner go to prison than fight for this country.
如果我還是個年輕人,我甯可坐牢也不願為這個國家去打仗。
Ford vowed that he would sooner burn his factory to the ground than build a single vehicle for war purposes.
福特起誓說,他甯願把自己的工廠燒毀,也不為戰争生産一輛汽車。
I would sooner he came here now.
我倒希望他現在來這裡。
I would sooner we had dinner now.
我甯願我們現在就吃晚餐。
|would rather/would prefer;甯願;甯可
"would sooner" 是一個英語習語,表示“甯願...也不願...” 或“更願意...而不是...” 的意思。它用來表達強烈的偏好或選擇,通常是在兩個(通常是不理想的)選項之間進行比較,表明說話者更傾向于其中一個選項,即使兩個選項都不吸引人。
詳細解釋:
主語 + would sooner + 動詞原形 A + than + 動詞原形 B
I would sooner walk than take the bus in this rain.
(我甯願走路也不願在這種雨天坐公交。)主語 + would sooner + not + 動詞原形 A + than + 動詞原形 B
(較少見,更常用肯定結構表達否定含義)主語 + would sooner + 動詞原形 A + than + 動詞原形 B
(其中B通常是不想做的事)She would sooner resign than compromise her ethics.
(她甯願辭職也不願違背自己的道德準則。) -> 強調原則性強,對“compromise ethics”極度厭惡。例句分析:
He would sooner die than betray his friends.
I'd sooner clean the bathroom than listen to another minute of his complaining.
They would sooner close the business than lower their standards.
“Would sooner” 是一個表達強烈偏好或堅定選擇的習語,結構為 would sooner + do A + than + do B
。它強調在比較中,B 選項是說話者極力避免、非常厭惡或認為更不可接受的,因此即使A也不理想,但仍然是“兩害相權取其輕”的選擇。其語氣通常比“would rather”更強烈、更正式,并帶有更明顯的排斥感。
“would sooner”是一個英語習語,表示“甯願做某事而不願做另一件事”,強調在兩種選擇中更傾向于前者。以下是詳細解析:
核心含義
"I would sooner walk than take the crowded bus."
(我甯可走路也不願擠公交)
語法結構
"She would sooner not attend the meeting."
語氣特征
同義替換
特殊用法
"If it were up to me, I would sooner resign."
"He would sooner she didn't know the truth."
注意該短語與"had better"(最好做某事)的區别:前者強調偏好選擇,後者帶有建議或警告意味。使用時需根據語境判斷是否隱含不情願或妥協的情緒。
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