第1个回答 2019-06-13
以下是rather
than主要三种用法：
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”。例如：
1）He
would
rather
beg
in
the
streets
than
get
money
in
such
dishonest
way．他宁愿在街上乞讨，也不愿以这种不正当手段赚钱。
2）I'd
rather
take
the
slowest
train
than
go
there
by
air．我宁愿坐最慢的火车也不乘飞机去那里。
2．作准并列连词，相等于and
not，只能连接词性相同的词项。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。
2）It
ought
to
be
you
rather
than
me
that
sign
the
letter．是你而不是我应该在这封信上签字。
3）She
telephoned
rather
than
wrote．她没有写信而是打了电话。
4）He
is
to
be
pitied
rather
than
to
be
disliked．他应该得到怜悯而不是厌恶。
5）I
will
do
it
myself
rather
than
ask
him
to
do
it．我会亲自去做这件事而不是叫他做。
3．表示两种说法的正确程度，rather
than之后紧跟不够精确的说法，意为“与其说……，不如说……”。例如：
1）He
is
an
artist
rather
than
a
philosopher．与其说他是个哲学家，不如说他是个艺术家。
2）He
lay
rather
than
sat
in
his
armchair．与其说他是坐在扶手椅上不如说是躺在