rather

[ˈrɑːðə(r) , ˌrɑːˈðɜː(r)]
  • 释义
  • adv.

    相当;有点儿;更确切地说;反而;

  • int.

    当然！的确！;

  • 词义辨析
  • rather, fairly
  • 这两个词共同的意思是“相当”。它们的区别在于:
    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。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    The instructions were rather complicated.

    这些说明相当复杂。

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 2、

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

    我想要一杯冷饮料而不是咖啡.

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  • 3、

    I rather like the decorative effect.

    我倒很喜欢装饰的效果。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 4、

    He was conscious that he was talking rather too much.

    他意识到他说得实在太多了。

    牛津词典
  • 5、

    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。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 6、

    It was rather a difficult question.

    这真是个难题。

    牛津词典
  • 7、

    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。

    牛津词典
  • 8、

    The problem was psychological rather than physiological...

    问题是心理方面的而不是生理方面的。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 9、

    Would you rather walk or take the bus?

    你愿意步行还是坐公共汽车？

    牛津词典
  • 10、

    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。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 11、

    She fell and hurt her leg rather badly.

    她跌倒了，腿伤得相当重。

    牛津词典
  • 12、

    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。

    牛津词典
  • 13、

    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！

    牛津词典
  • 14、

    Which programme would you rather appear on?...

    你更愿意在哪个节目中露面？

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 15、

    In the end he had to walk─or rather run─to the office.

    最后他不得不走着——应该说是跑着——去办公室。

    牛津词典
  • 16、

    I grew up in rather unusual circumstances...

    我在非同寻常的环境下长大。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 17、

    It was a rather difficult question.

    这是个相当难的问题。

    牛津词典
  • 18、

    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。

    牛津词典
  • 19、

    He looks rather like his father.

    他看上去很像他的父亲。

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  • 20、

    ‘I'm going climbing tomorrow. ’ ‘Rather you than me! ’

    “我明天去爬山。”“你去吧，我可不去！”

    牛津词典
  • 21、

    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。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 22、

    I rather suspect we're making a mistake.

    我有点儿怀疑我们正在犯错误。

    牛津词典
  • 23、

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

    她当了秘书；确切地讲，是私人助理。

    牛津词典
  • 24、

    '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。”

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 25、

    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。

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  • 26、

    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？

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  • 27、

    She'd rather die than give a speech.

    她宁愿死也不愿意演讲。

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  • 28、

    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。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 29、

    ‘Do you want to come with us? ’ ‘No, I'd rather not. ’

    “你想跟我们一起来吗？”“不，我不想去。”

    牛津词典
  • 30、

    I rather think he was telling the truth...

    我倒觉得他讲的是真话。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
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