rather

英['rɑːðə(r)]美['ræðər]
  • adv. 相当；宁愿；有点儿
  • int. <英口> 好呀

    • 记忆方法

    词源词根法
    来自rathe，早的，急切的，-er，比较级后缀。即更早的，更快的，引申副词词义相当，颇，相较。
      adverb(副词)
      1. 相当；有点儿，稍微
      2. 更确切些；更准确地说
      3. 恰恰相反；而是
      4. 宁愿，更喜欢;而不是
      adverb(副词)
      1. 非常;很
      exclamation(感叹词)
      1. 当然;的确

    双解例句

    adverb(副词)
    1. 相当；有点儿，稍微

      It's rather cold today, isn't it?

      今天相当冷，是不是？

      That's rather a difficult book – here's an easier one for you.

      那本书有点儿难——这本对你来说容易些。

      The train was rather too crowded for a comfortable journey.

      这趟列车上相当拥挤，旅途不太舒服。

      She answered the phone rather sleepily.

      她睡意朦胧地接电话。

      I rather doubt I'll be able to come to your party.

      我说不太准能不能去参加你的聚会。

    2. 更确切些；更准确地说

      She'll fly to California on Thursday, or rather, she will if she has to.

      她将于周四飞去加州，更确切地说，如果她不得不去的话。

      He's my sister's friend really, rather than mine.

      确切地说，他是我妹妹的朋友，而不是我的。

    3. 恰恰相反；而是

      The ending of the war is not a cause for celebration, but rather for regret that it ever happened.

      战争的结束并没有什么好庆祝的，恰恰相反，人们倒是应该为战争的爆发而感到痛惜。

      No, I'm not tired. Rather the opposite in fact.

      不，不累。恰恰相反，我感觉精力还很充沛。

    4. 宁愿，更喜欢;而不是

      I think I'd like to stay at home this evening rather than go out.

      我觉得我今晚更想呆在家里，而不是出去玩儿。

    adverb(副词)
    1. 非常;很

      Actually, I did rather well in my exams.

      实际上我各科考试发挥得很好。

      I've got rather a lot of work to do at the moment.

      现在我有很多工作要做。

    exclamation(感叹词)
    1. 当然;的确

      “Do you want to come out for dinner with us this evening?” “Rather!”

      “你今天晚上想跟我们一块出去吃饭吗？”“当然！”

    小知识

    Use rather to specify a preference for one thing over another. Wouldn't you rather go to the movies than stay home and clean the house?

    Rather can also be used to mean “on the contrary,” or to introduce a contradiction. You didn't believe in ghosts — rather thinking there was a scientific explanation for any ghostly appearances — until you saw a ghost yourself. The adverb rather also means “to a certain degree.” You might grudgingly admit that your mom's strange-sounding chocolate-avocado pudding was actually rather tasty.

    实用短语

    1. rather than

      不是,而不是,而不

    2. would rather

      宁愿,宁可,宁肯,要和动词原形搭配

    3. dan rather

      丹·拉瑟,丹·拉特

    4. or rather

      更确切地说,毋宁说,更精确地说,准确的说

    5. had rather

      宁愿,宁肯,情愿,甘愿

    6. but rather

      而在于,相反地,更确切地说,而是

    7. makes today seem rather sad

      今天似乎更加悲伤,使今天更加伤感,让今天更加难过,使如今更显令人难过

    8. rather abruptly

      冷不丁

    9. would rather do

      宁愿,宁愿做,宁可做,

    常用短语

    1. rather than

      而不是；宁可…也不愿

    2. would rather

      宁愿，宁可

    3. or rather

      更精确地说，倒不如说

    4. rather too

      adv. 稍微…一点

    单词用法

    词语辨析
    以下这些程度副词都有”相当，颇”的意思
    fairly：语意最弱，多用于褒义，表示适度地、尚可的意思。不可与too或比较级连用。
    pretty：单词用法与rather相似。常用于非正式文体。
    quite含义比fairly稍强，与不定冠词连用时，一般放在不定冠词之前。
    rather语气比quite强，褒意贬意无可使用。可与too和比较级连用。
    重要短语
    rather than而不是；宁可…也不愿
    would rather宁愿，宁可
    or rather更精确地说，倒不如说
    rather too adv.稍微…一点

    同义词辨析

    fairly, pretty, quite, rather

    这些程度副词都有”相当，颇”之意。

    • fairly： 语意最弱，多用于褒义，表示适度地、尚可的意思。不可与too或比较级连用。
    • pretty： 用法与rather相似。常用于非正式文体。
    • quite含义比fairly稍强，与不定冠词连用时，一般放在不定冠词之前。
    • rather语气比quite强，褒意贬意无可使用。可与too和比较级连用。

    同义词

    adv.一定地,相当地

    of  /  relatively  /  or  /  kind  /  quite  /  sort  /  moderately  /  very  /  somewhat  /  fairly  /  more  /  pretty  /  less

    adv.宁愿,宁可

    preferably  /  more  /  to  /  preference  /  willingly  /  in  /  sooner

    adv.精确地

    precise  /  be  /  speaking  /  exact  /  to  /  correctly  /  truly  /  strictly  /  more

    其他释义

    first  /  halfway