rather的中文意

• 0 quite; to a slight degree

  • It's rather cold today, isn't it? 今天相當冷，是不是？

  • That's rather a difficult book - here's an easier one for you. 那本書有點難——這本對你來說容易些。

  • The train was rather too crowded for a comfortable journey. 這趟列車上相當擁擠，旅途不太舒服。

  • She answered the phone rather sleepily. 她帶著睡意接電話。

  • I rather doubt I'll be able to come to your party. 我說不太準能不能去參加你的派對。

• 1 more accurately; more exactly

  • She'll fly to California on Thursday, or rather, she will if she has to. 她將於週四飛去加州，更確切地說，如果她不得不去的話。

  • He's my sister's friend really, rather than mine. 確切地說，他是我妹妹的朋友，而不是我的。

  • The ending of the war is not a cause for celebration, but rather for regret that it ever happened. 戰爭的結束並沒有甚麽好慶祝的，恰恰相反，人們倒是應該為戰爭的爆發而感到痛惜。

  • No, I'm not tired. Rather the opposite in fact. 不，不累。恰恰相反，我感覺精力還很充沛。

• 2 instead of; used especially when you prefer one thing to another

  • I think I'd like to stay at home this evening rather than go out. 我覺得我今晚更想呆在家裡，而不是出去玩。

• 3 very; to a large degree

  • Actually, I did rather well in my exams. 實際上我各科考試發揮得很好。

  • I've got rather a lot of work to do at the moment. 現在我有很多工作要做。

• 4 certainly; yes

  • "Do you want to come out for dinner with us this evening?" "Rather!" 「你今天晚上想跟我們一起出去吃飯嗎？」「當然！」