读音

/ræðər/

释义

• 副词: 相当，颇，宁愿。例如: “It’s rather cold today."（今天相当冷。）
• 连词: 而是，宁可。例如: “She is not angry, but rather disappointed."（她不是生气，而是相当失望。）

短语

• “rather than” 表示选择，意思是“而不是”。例如: “I’d rather stay home than go out in this weather."（我宁愿待在家里，也不愿在这种天气出去。）

例句

• 副词: “The task was rather difficult, but I managed to complete it.”
• 连词: “He prefers tea rather than coffee.”

同义词

• quite
• fairly
• somewhat
• fairly
• pretty