rather
翻譯
寧可, 相當, 寧願, 更確切地說
例句
It's rather cold today, isn't it?
今天相當冷，不是嗎？
I'd rather have tea than coffee.
我寧願喝茶也不願喝咖啡。
He's not lazy, but rather tired.
他不是懶，而是累了。
文法模式
((rather + 形容詞/副詞)) 相當… The film was rather good.
((would rather + 動詞)) 寧願… I would rather stay at home.
((rather than)) 而不是… I'll have water rather than juice.
近義詞
同義詞：quite, fairly, sooner
詞源
源自古英語「hraþor」，是「hraþe」（迅速地）的比較級。詞義從「更快地」轉變為「更願意地」，再到「寧可」。
記憶技巧
記住片語「I would rather do this than that」（我寧願做這個也不願做那個），以記住它表示偏好的用法。