◎ 單詞釋義

adv.相當；寧愿；有點兒

int. 好呀

相當，頗

寧愿，寧可，更喜歡

更確切地講，更準確地說

有點兒，稍微

而不是

反而，相反，倒不如

確是如此，當然

在某種程度上

n.(名詞)

選擇

adv.(副詞)

在一定程度上,頗 to a certain extent; fairly

或多或少 to a moderate extent; quite

1. 而非；勝于；而不是
You use rather than when you are contrasting two things or situations. Rather than introduces the thing or situation that is not true or that you do not want.

e.g. The problem was psychological rather than physiological...
問題是心理方面的而不是生理方面的。
e.g. Sedge is similar in appearance to grass but has a solid rather than a hollow stem...
莎草看上去和普通的草沒什么兩樣，但其草莖是實芯的而不是空芯的。

2. 而是；更確切地說；還不如說；相反
You use rather when you are correcting something that you have just said, especially when you are describing a particular situation after saying what it is not.

e.g. Twenty million years ago, Idaho was not the arid place it is now. Rather, it was warm and damp, populated by dense primordial forest...
2,000萬年前，愛達荷州并不像現在這樣干旱。相反，那時的愛達荷州溫暖潮濕，有大片的原始森林。
e.g. But there must be no talk of final victory; rather, the long, hard slog to a solution...
但是這還談不上是最后的勝利；而是長期、艱難地尋找解決方法的過程。

3. 寧愿/不愿；寧可/寧可不
If you say that you would rather do something or you'd rather do it, you mean that you would prefer to do it. If you say that you would rather not do something, you mean that you do not want to do it.

rather的解釋

e.g. If it's all the same to you, I'd rather work at home...
如果對你來說沒什么差別，我寧愿在家中工作。
e.g. Which programme would you rather appear on?...
你更愿意在哪個節目中露面？

4. 有些;頗為;相當
You use rather to indicate that something is true to a fairly great extent, especially when you are talking about something unpleasant or undesirable.

rather

e.g. I grew up in rather unusual circumstances...
我在非同尋常的環境下長大。
e.g. It had made some rather bad mistakes which I thought should be corrected...
它犯了一些相當嚴重的錯誤，我覺得應該加以糾正。

5. （放在動詞前）更…，寧愿…
You use rather before verbs that introduce your thoughts and feelings, in order to express your opinion politely, especially when a different opinion has been expressed.

rather

e.g. I rather think he was telling the truth...
我倒覺得他講的是真話。
e.g. I rather like the decorative effect.
我倒很喜歡裝飾的效果。

6. （表示同意或接受）當然，的確
People sometimes say rather to express agreement or acceptance.

e.g. 'Well, he did have a sort of family connection with it, didn't he.' — 'Oh yes. Rather.'
“那么，他的確和它有些家族淵源，是不是？”——“噢，是的，的確如此。”

Rather, pretty, quite, and fairly can all be used to modify adjectives and adverbs, but are all less strong than very. Rather and pretty are the strongest of these words and are the closest to very. Pretty, in this sense, is informal. Therefore, if you said to someone, 'Your work is pretty good' or 'Your work is rather good', they would be more likely to be pleased than if you said 'Your work is quite good' or 'Your work is fairly good'. However, rather is commonly used with words indicating negative qualities. I was feeling rather sad. It is the only one of these words than can be used with comparatives, and with too. Global warming could be rather worse than we think it will be... He was becoming rather too friendly with my ex-boyfriend. Quite is slightly stronger than fairly, and may suggest that something has more of a quality than expected. Nobody here's ever heard of it but it is actually quite common.
rather, pretty, quite 和 fairly 都可以用于修飾形容詞和副詞，但是它們都沒有very的程度強。rather 和 pretty 在這4個詞中程度最強，意思和very最接近。表達這個意思時pretty是非正式說法。因此，如果對某人說Your work is pretty good（你干得非常好）或Your work is rather good（你干得相當好）要比說Your work is quite good（你干得很不錯）或Your work is fairly good（你干得還不錯）更令他高興。但是，rather 往往和有消極意義的詞連用，如：I was feeling rather sad（我覺得很難過）。在這些詞中唯有rather可以和比較級或too連用。如：Global warming could be rather worse than we think it will be（全球變暖可能比我們想象的更加嚴重），He was becoming rather too friendly with my ex-boyfriend（他和我的前男友好得有些過了頭）。quite比fairly的程度稍強一些，表示某物有些超乎人們的期望。如：Nobody here's ever heard of it but it is actually quite common（這里沒有人聽說過它，但是它實際上頗為常見）。

1. 相當：眼前的選擇將他整個人都翻轉過來,他無法決定自己要往哪里去,而這實在是太不尋常了--不,相當(rather)不尋常--會覺得如此的茫然. 這突然讓他想起了自己和云妮晚上看書時所念到的一些字. 他一方面喜歡看書,

2. 恰恰相反;相當：secure 獲得,得到;a. 安全的 | rather 恰恰相反;相當 | knowledge 知道;知識

3. 寧愿：rather too 稍微 | rather 寧愿 | ratheripe 早熟的

4. 有些,寧可：rarely 很少 | rather 有些,寧可 | ratio 比率,比

adv.(副詞)

rather是程度副詞,用來修飾原級或比較級形容詞和副詞、動詞、分詞或單數名詞,意思是“有些”“相當”“多少地”,常用于負面含意。rather可和too連用,作程度狀語,但此時不可以修飾比較級。

rather用以減弱而不是加強其后所跟的詞或詞組的作用,如拒絕別人請求幫助時,顯得比較客氣,又如為了謙虛,可用這詞使自己在引人注目的場面表現得樂而不狂。

rather一般放在不定冠詞前面,名詞前有形容詞時,也可放在不定冠詞后面。

adv.(副詞)

rather, fairly

這兩個詞的共同意思是“相當”。其區別在于:

1.fairly主要用來修飾含有“好”的意思的形容詞或副詞,如good, well, attractive等; 而rather主要用來修飾含有“不好”的意思的形容詞或副詞,如bad, foolish, ugly等。例如:

The red shirt fits you fairly well.這件紅色襯衣挺適合你穿。

2.如果被修飾的形容詞或副詞是中性的,如fair, cold, hot等,用fairly表示“贊同,贊賞”; 而用rather則表示“反對,不喜歡”。試比較:

今天天氣相當冷。

It is fairly cold today.(表示滿意)

It is rather cold today.(表示不滿意)

3.不定冠詞可以放在rather之前或之后,但只能放在fairly之前。例如:

He is rather a stupid man.他是個相當蠢的人。

It is a rather good film.這是部很好的電影。

She is a fairly clever girl.她是個很聰明的女孩。

4.rather可以用在alike, like, similar, different等詞和形容詞比較級前,意思是“有點”; 而fairly不能這樣用。例如:

The two brothers are rather alike.這兩兄弟長得有點像。

5.當rather用來修飾含有“好”的意思的形容詞或副詞時,意思接近very,在語氣上比fairly強。

6.rather可以放在like, enjoy, love, respect等動詞前,表示一種出乎意料的喜歡,或用來加強語氣; 而fairly不能這樣用。例如:

He rather liked walking in the rain.他竟喜歡走在雨中。

☆ 直接源自古英語的hraor，意為更迅速的，更早的。

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