rather
翻译
宁可, 相当, 宁愿, 更确切地说
例句
It's rather cold today, isn't it?
今天相当冷，不是吗？
I'd rather have tea than coffee.
我宁愿喝茶也不愿喝咖啡。
He's not lazy, but rather tired.
他不是懒，而是累了。
语法模式
((rather + 形容词/副词)) 相当… The film was rather good.
((would rather + 动词)) 宁愿… I would rather stay at home.
((rather than)) 而不是… I'll have water rather than juice.
近义词
同义词：quite, fairly, sooner
词源
源自古英语“hraþor”，是“hraþe”（迅速地）的比较级。词义从“更快地”转变为“更愿意地”，再到“宁可”。
记忆技巧
记住短语“I would rather do this than that”（我宁愿做这个也不愿做那个），以记住它表示偏好的用法。