具体看rather than的意义与用法:
1.跟
情态动词would,should,will等连用构成固定搭配,有时rather than可以分开,意为“宁可”、“与其……倒不如”。此时,"rather than+ do sth".
例如:
I'd rather than go there by air.我宁愿乘飞机去那里。
2.作准
并列连词,相等于and not,意义为:是...,而不是...: 可以+doing 或 to do。例如:
1)He was engaged in writing "rather than" reading the newspaper.他正忙着写东西,而不是 在读报纸。"rather than+ doing"
2)He is to be pitied rather than to be disliked.他应该得到怜悯而不是厌恶。。"rather than+ to do"
所以意义表“宁愿”+do sth; 表“是...,而不是...: ”++doing 或 to do。
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