rather + adj/adv
It's rather cold today.
今天相当冷。
相当;颇;有几分
宁可;宁愿;更愿意;相反;反而;用于指定选择或偏好;更愿意,宁可。(现常后接 than);相反;相当,颇;出乎意料地
To a moderate degree; somewhat; quite.
用于指定选择或偏好;更愿意,宁可。(现常后接 than)
Used to specify a choice or preference; preferably, in preference to. (Now usually followed by than)
相反
on the contrary
相当,颇;出乎意料地
Somewhat, quite; to an unexpected degree.
在某种程度上
to some (great or small) extent
2005年,Annabelle du Fouet,《气象气球制造烂性玩具》第二章《那一切源自的黑暗世界》,Ellora's Cave出版社,ISBN 978-1-4199-0000-0,第45页
2005, Annabelle du Fouet, “The murky world from whence it all came” (chapter 2), in Weather Balloons Make Rotten Sex Toys, Ellora's Cave, →ISBN, page 45
更愿意或更乐意
more readily or willingly
2005年,Annabelle du Fouet,《气象气球制造烂性玩具》第二章《那一切源自的黑暗世界》,Ellora's Cave出版社,ISBN 978-1-4199-0000-0,第45页:;译自拉丁文原文,上面写着:“伊凡三世;与鸟为之。”相当幼稚,你不觉得吗?
2005, Annabelle du Fouet, “The murky world from whence it all came” (chapter 2), in Weather Balloons Make Rotten Sex Toys, Ellora's Cave, →ISBN, page 45:;Translated from the original Latin, it reads, “Ivan the third; does it with birds.” Rather juvenile, don’t you think?
The movie was rather boring, so we left early.
这部电影相当无聊,所以我们提前离开了。
用法提示:副词“rather”修饰形容词“boring”,表示程度“相当”。
AI contextual example
I would rather stay home than go out in this rain.
我宁愿待在家里也不愿冒雨出去。
用法提示:“would rather... than...”结构表示“宁愿……而不愿……”,其中“rather”是副词。
AI contextual example
She was rather surprised by the unexpected news.
她对这意外的消息感到相当惊讶。
用法提示:副词“rather”修饰形容词“surprised”,表示程度“相当”。
AI contextual example
It's rather cold today.
今天相当冷。
rather than 后接名词或动词原形,表示对比取舍。
I prefer tea rather than coffee.
我更喜欢茶而不是咖啡。
would rather 表示主观偏好,后接动词原形。
I would rather stay home.
我宁愿待在家里。
fairly 语气比 rather 稍弱,常用于肯定句。
quite 程度比 rather 稍强,在英式英语中常用于肯定。
somewhat 程度较弱,较正式。
pretty 是口语用法,程度接近 fairly。
moderately 较正式,强调不过度。
grammar · medium
易错句子I rather stay at home.
正确表达I would rather stay at home.
错误:缺少情态动词 would。rather 作为副词表示“宁愿”时,必须与 would 连用构成 would rather 结构,不能单独使用。
grammar · medium
易错句子I would rather to go.
正确表达I would rather go.
错误:在 would rather 后误加不定式符号 to。would rather 后直接跟动词原形,不能接带 to 的不定式。
当rather表示'相当'的程度时,反义词为hardly,表示程度极低。
rather 强调程度达到一定水平,有时带有轻微对比或转折;quite 更侧重于“完全”或“相当”,在肯定句中常表示程度较高。例如:“rather good”比“quite good”更强调主观对比。
rather 比 fairly 程度稍强,且常用于比较级或带否定意义的结构;fairly 多用于中性或正面描述,且不能用于比较级。
rather 较正式,pretty 口语化强;在非正式语境中,pretty 可替代 rather,但 rather 更强调对比或意外。
而不是
I would rather stay home than go out.
我宁愿呆在家里也不愿出去。
相当好
The food was rather good.
食物相当好。
相当多
She has rather a lot of homework.
她有相当多的作业。
更确切地说
He arrived late, or rather very late.
他迟到了,更确切地说非常晚。
与rather表'更愿意'相关,常出现在选择语境中
与rather表'相反地'呼应,表示替代或转折
与rather表'相当'同属程度副词,修饰程度
与rather表'在一定程度上'相似,表示轻微程度
与rather表'反之'关联,体现对立关系
而不是
I prefer to walk rather than take the bus.
我宁愿走路而不是坐公交车。
更确切地说
He's a doctor, or rather, a surgeon.
他是一名医生,更确切地说,是一名外科医生。
宁愿
I would rather stay home than go out tonight.
我今晚宁愿待在家也不愿出去。
我宁愿和罪人一起笑,也不愿和圣人一起哭。
From Billy Joel's song 'Only the Good Die Young' (1977), expressing a preference for enjoying life.
出自比利·乔尔的歌曲《Only the Good Die Young》(1977),表达了对享受生活的偏爱。
我宁愿因真实的自己而被憎恨,也不愿因虚伪的自己而被爱。
Attributed to Kurt Cobain, lead singer of Nirvana, often cited in discussions of authenticity.
出自涅槃乐队主唱科特·柯本,常在谈论真实性时被引用。
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