rather
翻译
宁可, 相当, 更确切地说
例句
It's rather cold today.
今天相当冷。
I would rather stay home.
我宁愿待在家里。
He is not lazy, but rather tired.
他不是懒，而是累了。
语法模式
((rather)) + adjective/adverb 相当…… It's rather cold today.
would ((rather)) + verb 宁愿…… I would rather stay home.
not (A) but ((rather)) (B) 不是A，而是B He is not lazy, but rather tired.
近义词
Synonyms: 相当, 宁愿, 反而
词源
源自古英语“hraþor”，意为“更快，更早”。
记忆技巧
记住短语“I'd rather...”（我宁愿……）来联想其表示偏好的含义。