rather词典解释

1. 相当，颇
2. 宁愿，宁可，更喜欢
3. 更确切地讲，更准确地说
4. 有点儿，稍微
5. 而不是
6. 反而，相反，倒不如
7. 确是如此，当然
8. 在某种程度上

1. 选择

1. 在一定程度上,颇 to a certain extent; fairly
2. 或多或少 to a moderate extent; quite

1.而非；胜于；而不是
You userather 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 psychologicalrather than physiological...
问题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 solidrather than a hollow stem...
莎草看上去和普通的草没什么两样，但其草茎是实芯的而不是空芯的。

2.而是；更确切地说；还不如说；相反
You userather 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...
2,000万年前，爱达荷州并不像现在这样干旱。相反，那时的爱达荷州温暖潮湿，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...
但是这还谈不上是最后的胜利；而是长期、艰难地寻找解决方法的过程。

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

rather的解释

e.g. If it's all the same to you, I'drather work at home...
如果对你来说没什么差别，我宁愿在家中工作。
e.g. Which programme would yourather appear on?...
你更愿意在哪个节目中露面？

4.有些;颇为;相当
You userather 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 inrather unusual circumstances...
我在非同寻常的环境下长大。
e.g. It had made somerather bad mistakes which I thought should be corrected...
它犯了一些相当严重的错误，我觉得应该加以纠正。

5.（放在动词前）更…，宁愿…
You userather 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. Irather think he was telling the truth...
我倒觉得他讲的是真话。
e.g. Irather like the decorative effect.
我倒很喜欢装饰的效果。

6.（表示同意或接受）当然，的确
People sometimes sayrather 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，他的确和它有些家族渊源，是不是？”——“噢，是的，的确如此。”

1. This book is rather too easy for this boy.
   这本书对于这个孩子来说太简单。
2. I reckon that he is rather too old to marry again.
   我认为他的年龄太大,不太适于再结婚。
3. I have a rather bad cold.
   我得了重感冒。
4. He is driving rather fast.
   他车子开得相当快。
5. This restaurant is rather more expensive than that.
   这家餐厅的收费比那家贵得多。
6. I rather thought he'd stay here.
   我认为他应该留在这儿。
7. I was rather surprised at her behaviour.
   我对她的行为感到十分惊奇。
8. That's rather the impression I wanted to give.
   那正是我要给人们的印象。
9. That's rather a nuisance.
   那简直讨厌极了。
10. She's got a rather good voice.
    她的嗓子不错。
11. We've been having the rather cold weather.
    近日来天气相当冷。

• When Duncan is asleepsWhereto the rather shall his day's hard journey Soundly invite him.

  出自：Macbeth,Shakespeare

• Dry weather may cause them come..rather.

  出自：C. Butler

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的hraor，意为更迅速的，更早的。