adv.(副词)

1. 相当，颇
2. 宁愿，宁可，更喜欢
3. 更确切地讲，更准确地说
4. 有点儿，稍微
5. 而不是
6. 反而，相反，倒不如
7. 确是如此，当然
8. 在某种程度上

n.(名词)

1. 选择

adv.(副词)

1. 在一定程度上,颇 to a certain extent; fairly
2. 或多或少 to a moderate extent; quite

Adverb:

1. on the contrary;

   "rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"
   "he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"
   "used English terms instead of Latin ones"
   

2. to some (great or small) extent;

   "it was rather cold"
   "the party was rather nice"
   "the knife is rather dull"
   "I rather regret that I cannot attend"
   "He's rather good at playing the cello"
   "he is kind of shy"
   

3. more readily or willingly;

   "clean it well, preferably with warm water"
   "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"
   "I'd sooner die than give up"
   

4. to a degree (not used with a negative);

   "quite tasty"
   "quite soon"
   "quite ill"
   "quite rich"
   

1.而非；胜于；而不是
You userather 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.

e.g. The problem was psychologicalrather than physiological...
问题是心理方面的而不是生理方面的。
e.g. Sedge is similar in appearance to grass but has a solidrather than a hollow stem...
莎草看上去和普通的草没什么两样，但其草茎是实芯的而不是空芯的。

2.而是；更确切地说；还不如说；相反
You userather when you are correcting something that you have just said, especially when you are describing a particular situation after saying what it is not.

e.g. Twenty million years ago, Idaho was not the arid place it is now.rather, it was warm and damp, populated by dense primordial forest...
2,000万年前，爱达荷州并不像现在这样干旱。相反，那时的爱达荷州温暖潮湿，有大片的原始森林。
e.g. But there must be no talk of final victory;rather, the long, hard slog to a solution...
但是这还谈不上是最后的胜利；而是长期、艰难地寻找解决方法的过程。

3.宁愿/不愿；宁可/宁可不
If you say that youwould rather do something or you'd rather do it, you mean that you would prefer to do it. If you say that youwould rather not do something, you mean that you do not want to do it.

rather的解释

e.g. If it's all the same to you, I'drather work at home...
如果对你来说没什么差别，我宁愿在家中工作。
e.g. Which programme would yourather appear on?...
你更愿意在哪个节目中露面？

4.有些;颇为;相当
You userather to indicate that something is true to a fairly great extent, especially when you are talking about something unpleasant or undesirable.

rather

e.g. I grew up inrather unusual circumstances...
我在非同寻常的环境下长大。
e.g. It had made somerather bad mistakes which I thought should be corrected...
它犯了一些相当严重的错误，我觉得应该加以纠正。

5.（放在动词前）更…，宁愿…
You userather before verbs that introduce your thoughts and feelings, in order to express your opinion politely, especially when a different opinion has been expressed.

rather

e.g. Irather think he was telling the truth...
我倒觉得他讲的是真话。
e.g. Irather like the decorative effect.
我倒很喜欢装饰的效果。

6.（表示同意或接受）当然，的确
People sometimes sayrather to express agreement or acceptance.

e.g. 'Well, he did have a sort of family connection with it, didn't he.' — 'Oh yes.rather.'
“那么，他的确和它有些家族渊源，是不是？”——“噢，是的，的确如此。”

rather,pretty,quite, andfairly can all be used to modify adjectives and adverbs, but are all less strong thanvery.rather andpretty are the strongest of these words and are the closest tovery.Pretty, in this sense, is informal. Therefore, if you said to someone, 'Your work is pretty good' or 'Your work is rather good', they would be more likely to be pleased than if you said 'Your work is quite good' or 'Your work is fairly good'. However,rather is commonly used with words indicating negative qualities.I was feeling rather sad. It is the only one of these words than can be used with comparatives, and withtoo. Global warming could be rather worse than we think it will be... He was becoming rather too friendly with my ex-boyfriend.Quite is slightly stronger thanfairly, and may suggest that something has more of a quality than expected. Nobody here's ever heard of it but it is actually quite common.
rather, pretty, quite 和 fairly 都可以用于修饰形容词和副词，但是它们都没有very的程度强。rather 和 pretty 在这4个词中程度最强，意思和very最接近。表达这个意思时pretty是非正式说法。因此，如果对某人说Your work is pretty good（你干得非常好）或Your work is rather good（你干得相当好）要比说Your work is quite good（你干得很不错）或Your work is fairly good（你干得还不错）更令他高兴。但是，rather 往往和有消极意义的词连用，如：I was feeling rather sad（我觉得很难过）。在这些词中唯有rather可以和比较级或too连用。如：Global warming could be rather worse than we think it will be（全球变暖可能比我们想象的更加严重），He was becoming rather too friendly with my ex-boyfriend（他和我的前男友好得有些过了头）。quite比fairly的程度稍强一些，表示某物有些超乎人们的期望。如：Nobody here's ever heard of it but it is actually quite common（这里没有人听说过它，但是它实际上颇为常见）。

1. 相当：眼前的选择将他整个人都翻转过来,他无法决定自己要往哪里去,而这实在是太不寻常了--不,相当(rather)不寻常--会觉得如此的茫然. 这突然让他想起了自己和云妮晚上看书时所念到的一些字. 他一方面喜欢看书,

2. 恰恰相反;相当：secure 获得,得到;a. 安全的 |rather 恰恰相反;相当 | knowledge 知道;知识

3. 宁愿：rather too 稍微 |rather 宁愿 |ratheripe 早熟的

4. 有些,宁可：rarely 很少 |rather 有些,宁可 | ratio 比率,比

Poultry is rather cheap now.

现在的禽肉相当便宜。

I would rather stay at home.

我宁可呆在家里。

I would rather fail than cheat in the examination.

我宁愿考不及格，也不愿意考试作弊。

These shoes are rather too big.

这双鞋有点太大了。

The instructions were rather complicated.

这些说明相当复杂。

She fell and hurt her leg rather badly.

她跌倒了，腿伤得相当重。

I didn't fail the exam; in fact I did rather well!

我没有考不及格，事实上，我考得不错！

It was a rather difficult question.

这是个相当难的问题。

It was rather a difficult question.

这真是个难题。

He looks rather like his father.

他看上去很像他的父亲。

The patient has responded to the treatment rather better than expected.

病人对治疗的反应比预想的好得多。

He was conscious that he was talking rather too much.

他意识到他说得实在太多了。

I rather suspect we're making a mistake.

我有点儿怀疑我们正在犯错误。

We were rather hoping you'd be able to do it by Friday.

我们希望你最好能在星期五之前做这件事。

She worked as a secretary, or rather, a personal assistant.

她当了秘书；确切地讲，是私人助理。

In the end he had to walk'u2500or rather run'u2500to the office.

最后他不得不走着——应该说是跑着——去办公室。

The walls were not white, but rather a sort of dirty grey.

墙面不是白的，而是灰不溜秋的。

'u2018I'm going climbing tomorrow. 'u2019 'u2018rather you than me! 'u2019

“我明天去爬山。”“你去吧，我可不去！”

I think I'll have a cold drink rather than coffee.

我想要冷饮，不要咖啡。

Why didn't you ask for help, rather than trying to do it on your own?

你干吗非得自己干，而不请人帮忙？

She'd rather die than give a speech.

她宁愿死也不愿意演讲。

'u2018Do you want to come with us? 'u2019 'u2018No, I'd rather not. 'u2019

“你想跟我们一起来吗？”“不，我不想去。”

Would you rather walk or take the bus?

你愿意步行还是坐公共汽车？

The problem was psychological rather than physiological...

问题是心理方面的而不是生理方面的。

Sedge is similar in appearance to grass but has a solid rather than a hollow stem...

莎草看上去和普通的草没什么两样，但其草茎是实芯的而不是空芯的。

Twenty million years ago, Idaho was not the arid place it is now. rather, it was warm and damp, populated by dense primordial forest...

2,000万年前，爱达荷州并不像现在这样干旱。相反，那时的爱达荷州温暖潮湿，有大片的原始森林。

But there must be no talk of final victory; rather, the long, hard slog to a solution...

但是这还谈不上是最后的胜利；而是长期、艰难地寻找解决方法的过程。

If it's all the same to you, I'd rather work at home...

如果对你来说没什么差别，我宁愿在家中工作。

Which programme would you rather appear on?...

你更愿意在哪个节目中露面？

I grew up in rather unusual circumstances...

我在非同寻常的环境下长大。

It had made some rather bad mistakes which I thought should be corrected...

它犯了一些相当严重的错误，我觉得应该加以纠正。

I rather think he was telling the truth...

我倒觉得他讲的是真话。

I rather like the decorative effect.

我倒很喜欢装饰的效果。

'Well, he did have a sort of family connection with it, didn't he.' 'u2014 'Oh yes. rather.'

“那么，他的确和它有些家族渊源，是不是？”——“噢，是的，的确如此。”

1. This book is rather too easy for this boy.
   这本书对于这个孩子来说太简单。
2. I reckon that he is rather too old to marry again.
   我认为他的年龄太大,不太适于再结婚。
3. I have a rather bad cold.
   我得了重感冒。
4. He is driving rather fast.
   他车子开得相当快。
5. This restaurant is rather more expensive than that.
   这家餐厅的收费比那家贵得多。
6. I rather thought he'd stay here.
   我认为他应该留在这儿。
7. I was rather surprised at her behaviour.
   我对她的行为感到十分惊奇。
8. That's rather the impression I wanted to give.
   那正是我要给人们的印象。
9. That's rather a nuisance.
   那简直讨厌极了。
10. She's got a rather good voice.
    她的嗓子不错。
11. We've been having the rather cold weather.
    近日来天气相当冷。

but rather

〈正〉相反地oppositely

or rather

〈正〉更确实地,更确切地说more truly; more accurately

rather than

宁可,宁愿more willingly
\u002e\u002e\u002erather than\u002e\u002e\u002e

We'll have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the auditorium.

我们与其在教室里开会,不如在礼堂开会。

They thus increased their annual grain production rather than diminished it.

他们这样增加了而不是减少了粮食年产量。

rather than v-ing

rather than being punished, he should be rewarded.

他该受奖励而不应该受惩罚。

rather than to-/ v

rather than travel by air,I'd prefer to travel a week on a big liner.

我宁愿乘大船走一个星期,也不愿意乘飞机旅行。

would〔had〕 rather

宁愿,宁可more willingly
would〔had〕 rather\u002e\u002e\u002ethan\u002e\u002e\u002e

I'd rather play football than play basketball.

我宁愿踢足球而不想打篮球。

I would rather have the small one than the big one.

我宁愿要小的,不要大的。

would〔had〕 rather to-/ v

I would〔had〕 rather go out tonight, if you don't mind.

如果你不介意的话,我宁愿今晚出去。

He would rather sacrifice his life than see damage done to state property.

他宁可牺牲自己的生命,也不肯看到国家财产受到损失。

would〔had〕 rather (that)-clause

We had rather the matter were not made public.

我们宁愿这事不公开。

• rather%20than">rather than宁可 ... 也不愿...
• rather">had rather宁可(宁愿)
• rather%20too">rather too稍嫌
• rather">but rather而宁可说是, 反而...
• rather">would rather宁可
• rather%20than%20later">sooner rather than later尽早
• rather%20do">would rather do宁愿 ...
• rather%20that">the rather that何况
• rather">or rather确切地说, 说得更准...
• rather%20than%20praise">pudding rather than praise与其恭维不如实惠...
• rather%20than%20the%20bow">by the string rather than the bow直接了当地
• rather%20be%20right%20than%20be%20president_2E">I'd rather be right than be president.我宁可不当总统,也要...
• rather%20because">the rather because 正因为 ... 所...
• rather%20have%20someone%27s%20room%20than%20someone%27s%20company">would rather have someone's room than someone's company希望某人走开,不愿见...
• rather%E2%80%A6than%20otherwise">rather…than otherwise不是别的
• rather%20not">would rather not宁可不(不愿)...
• rather%20rough%20sea">rather rough sea中浪
• rather%20too%20easy%20for">rather too easy for尺码大了号
• rather%E2%80%A6than%20not">rather…than not不是别的

• When Duncan is asleepsWhereto the rather shall his day's hard journey Soundly invite him.

  出自：Macbeth,Shakespeare

• Dry weather may cause them come..rather.

  出自：C. Butler

经典对话

A：Can I buy you a drink?
我可以为你买一杯饮料吗？

B：Actually I'drather have the money.
我宁愿留下那些钱。

接机

A：You mast be Mrs. Wang. I am delighted to meet you at last.
你是王晓红吧。终于见到你了，感到很高兴。

B：Likewise. I have been looking forward to this moment or months!
见到你我也很高兴。几个月来我一直在盼望这个时刻。

rather在线翻译

A：You must be exhausted. Would you like to sit down and rest for a few minutes?
你一定很累了。要坐下来休息一会儿吗？

B：Oh, no, I’drather get to College as quickly as possible.
哦，不。我到希望能尽快地到达学院。

排球赛

rather的翻译

A：There’s going to be a volleyball match between Economy Department and Foreign Languages Department this afternoon. Are any of you keen on volleyball?
今天下午经济系要与外语系进行一场排球赛。有人愿意看排球赛吗？

B：Sorry, I’m not a volleyball fan. I’drather play football. How about you, Mr. Wang? Are you interested in volleyball?
对不起，我不是排球迷。我倒愿意踢足球。你呢，王先生？你对排球感兴趣吗？

C：I’m afraid not. My favorite sport is running. I don’t care for ball games.
恐怕也不喜欢。我最喜欢的运动是跑步。我不喜欢球类运动。

adv.(副词)

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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。

1. 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。

2. 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；
3. 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。

4. 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。

5. 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。

6. fairly，quite，rather以及pretty的比较：四个词均属于程度副词。Fairly一般修饰形容词与副词，表示很一般的程度。 quite一般修饰动词和名词，表示的程度要比fairly深一点。 rather一般修饰动词（尤其时感观动词）和名词，表示的程度比quite要更强烈一点，意为“比预期的还要多一些”。 pretty是非正式用语，修饰形容词与副词，表示的程度与rather相当。

   “How was the film?”
   “Fairly good. Not the best one I’ve seen this year.”

   “How was the film？”
   “Quite good. You ought to go.”

   “How was the film?”
   “rather good. I was surprised.”

   “How’s things?”
   “Pretty good. You OK?”

adv.(副词)

rather, fairly

这两个词的共同意思是“相当”。其区别在于:

1.fairly主要用来修饰含有“好”的意思的形容词或副词,如good, well, attractive等; 而rather主要用来修饰含有“不好”的意思的形容词或副词,如bad, foolish, ugly等。例如:

The red shirt fits you fairly well.这件红色衬衣挺适合你穿。

2.如果被修饰的形容词或副词是中性的,如fair, cold, hot等,用fairly表示“赞同,赞赏”; 而用rather则表示“反对,不喜欢”。试比较:

今天天气相当冷。

It is fairly cold today.(表示满意)

It is rather cold today.(表示不满意)

3.不定冠词可以放在rather之前或之后,但只能放在fairly之前。例如:

He is rather a stupid man.他是个相当蠢的人。

It is a rather good film.这是部很好的电影。

She is a fairly clever girl.她是个很聪明的女孩。

4.rather可以用在alike, like, similar, different等词和形容词比较级前,意思是“有点”; 而fairly不能这样用。例如:

The two brothers are rather alike.这两兄弟长得有点像。

5.当rather用来修饰含有“好”的意思的形容词或副词时,意思接近very,在语气上比fairly强。

6.rather可以放在like, enjoy, love, respect等动词前,表示一种出乎意料的喜欢,或用来加强语气; 而fairly不能这样用。例如:

He rather liked walking in the rain.他竟喜欢走在雨中。

rather than, better than

rather than强调通过选择而喜欢某物或情愿采取某行动; better than强调比较,不强调主观愿望或选择。

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的hraor，意为更迅速的，更早的。