rather的讀音是：英['rɑ?e?(r)]。rather的詳盡釋義是adv.(副詞)相當，頗寧願，寧可，更喜歡更確切地講，更準確地說有點兒，稍微而不是反而，相反，倒不如確是如此，當然在某種程度上。rather的詞語用法是adv.(副詞)rather是程度副詞,用來修飾原級或比較級形容詞和副詞、動詞、分詞或單數名詞,意思是“有些”“相當”“多少地”,常用於負面含意。rather可和too連用,作程度狀語,但此時不可以修飾比較級。
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adv.(副詞)相當，頗寧願，寧可，更喜歡更確切地講，更準確地說有點兒，稍微而不是反而，相反，倒不如確是如此，當然在某種程度上n.(名詞)選擇二、雙解釋義
adv.(副詞)在壹定程度上,頗 to a certain extent; fairly或多或少 to a moderate extent; quite三、詞典解釋
1.而非；勝於；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...
問題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沒什麽兩樣，但其草莖是實芯的而不是空芯的。
2.而是；更確切地說；還不如說；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...
2,000萬年前，愛達荷州並不像現在這樣幹旱。相反，那時的愛達荷州溫暖潮濕，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...
但是這還談不上是最後的勝利；而是長期、艱難地尋找解決方法的過程。
3.寧願/不願；寧可/寧可不
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的解釋
e.g. If it's all the same to you, I'drather work at home...
如果對妳來說沒什麽差別，我寧願在家中工作。
e.g. Which programme would yourather appear on?...
妳更願意在哪個節目中露面？
4.有些;頗為;相當
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...
我在非同尋常的環境下長大。
e.g. It had made somerather bad mistakes which I thought should be corrected...
它犯了壹些相當嚴重的錯誤，我覺得應該加以糾正。
5.（放在動詞前）更…，寧願…
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...
我倒覺得他講的是真話。
e.g. Irather like the decorative effect.
我倒很喜歡裝飾的效果。
6.（表示同意或接受）當然，的確
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.'
“那麽，他的確和它有些家族淵源，是不是？”——“噢，是的，的確如此。”
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 bemore 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 theonly one of these words than can be usedwith 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 都可以用於修飾形容詞和副詞，但是它們都沒有very的程度強。rather 和 pretty 在這4個詞中程度最強，意思和very最接近。表達這個意思時pretty是非正式說法。因此，如果對某人說Your work is pretty good（妳幹得非常好）或Your work is rather good（妳幹得相當好）要比說Your work is quite good（妳幹得很不錯）或Your work is fairly good（妳幹得還不錯）更令他高興。但是，rather 往往和有消極意義的詞連用，如：I was feeling rather sad（我覺得很難過）。在這些詞中唯有rather可以和比較級或too連用。如：Global warming could be rather worse than we think it will be（全球變暖可能比我們想象的更加嚴重），He was becoming rather too friendly with my ex-boyfriend（他和我的前男友好得有些過了頭）。quite比fairly的程度稍強壹些，表示某物有些超乎人們的期望。如：Nobody here's ever heard of it but it is actually quite common（這裏沒有人聽說過它，但是它實際上頗為常見）。四、例句
Poultry is rather cheap now.
現在的禽肉相當便宜。
I would rather stay at home.
我寧可呆在家裏。
I would rather fail than cheat in the examination.
我寧願考不及格，也不願意考試作弊。
These shoes are rather too big.
這雙鞋有點太大了。
五、詞匯搭配
rather than寧可 ... 也不願...had rather寧可(寧願)rather too稍嫌but rather而寧可說是, 反而...would rather寧可sooner rather than later盡早would rather do寧願 ...the rather that何況or rather確切地說, 說得更準...pudding rather than praise與其恭維不如實惠...by the string rather than the bow直接了當地I'd rather be right than be president.我寧可不當總統,也要...the rather because 正因為 ... 所...would rather have someone's room than someone's company希望某人走開,不願見...rather…than otherwise不是別的would rather not寧可不(不願)...rather rough sea中浪rather too easy for尺碼大了號rather…than not不是別的六、經典引文
When Duncan is asleepsWhereto the rather shall his day's hard journey Soundly invite him.
出自：Macbeth,ShakespeareDry weather may cause them come..rather.
出自：C. Butler七、詞源解說
☆ 直接源自古英語的hraor，意為更迅速的，更早的。rather的相關近義詞
pretty、quite、very
rather的相關臨近詞
ratification、rate、Rathery、Rathert、ratherish、ratheripe、rather too、rather cold、rather than、rather good、rather weak、rather much
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