rather
翻譯
寧可, 相當, 更確切地說
例句
It's rather cold today.
今天相當冷。
I would rather stay home.
我寧願待在家裡。
He is not lazy, but rather tired.
他不是懶，而是累了。
文法模式
((rather)) + adjective/adverb 相當…… It's rather cold today.
would ((rather)) + verb 寧願…… I would rather stay home.
not (A) but ((rather)) (B) 不是A，而是B He is not lazy, but rather tired.
近義詞
Synonyms: 相當, 寧願, 反而
詞源
源自古英語「hraþor」，意為「更快，更早」。
記憶技巧
記住片語「I'd rather...」（我寧願……）來聯想其表示偏好的含義。