rather than的用法

rather than 是一个并列连词，具体用法归纳如下：

1、rather than 与would 连用时，构成“would rather…than…”句式，意思是“宁愿……而不愿……”，表示主观愿望，即在两者之中选择其一。例如：

She'd rather die than lose the children. 她宁愿死也不愿失去孩子们。

2、rather than 不与would连用时，表示客观事实，意为“是……而不是……；与其……不如……”。它连接的并列成分可以是名词、代词、形容词、介词(短语)、动名词、分句、不定式、动词等。现分述如下：

(1)连接两个名词或代词

He is an explorer rather than a sailor. 与其说他是一个海员，不如说他是一个探险者。

You rather than I are going to go camping. 是你而不是我要去要野营。

注意：rather than 连接两个名词或代词作主语时，谓语动词应与rather than 前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致。

(2)连接两个形容词

The sweater she bought was beautiful rather than cheap. 与其说她买的这件羊毛衫便宜不如说它漂亮。

(3)连接两个介词(短语)或动名词

We will have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the great hall. 我们是在教室里开会，不是在大厅里。

She enjoys singing rather than dancing. 她喜欢唱歌，而不喜欢跳舞。

(4)连接两个分句

We should help him rather than he should help us. 是我们应该帮助他而不是他应该帮助我们。

(5)连接两个不定式

I decided to write rather than (to) telephone. 我决定写信而不打电话。

注意：rather than 后接不定式时，不定式可以带to，也可以不带to，如上句。但rather than位于句首时，则只能接不带to的不定式。如：Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad,he sold them at half price. 他唯恐蔬菜烂掉，把它们以半价卖掉了。

(6)连接两个动词

He ran rather than walked. 他是跑来的，而不是走来的。

注意：这里rather than后用了walked，而没有用walk，表示客观事实，而不是主观愿望。如果换成walk，则作“宁愿……而不愿 ……”解。

rather than的用法

rather than 用法小结

rather than 是一个并列连词,用法比较复杂,现归纳如下：

1. rather than 与would 连用时,构成“would ...”句式,意思是“宁愿……而不愿……”,表示主观愿望,即在两者之中选择其一.例如：

She'd rather die than lose the children. 她宁愿死也不愿失去孩子们.

2. rather than 不与would连用时,表示客观事实,意为“是……而不是……；与其……不如……”.它连接的并列成分可以是名词、代词、形容词、介词(短语)、动名词、分句、不定式、动词等.现分述如下：

(1) 连接两个名词或代词

He is an explorer rather than a sailor. 与其说他是一个海员,不如说他是一个探险者.

You rather than I are going to go camping. 是你而不是我要去要野营.

注意：rather than 连接两个名词或代词作主语时,谓语动词应与rather than 前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致.

(2) 连接两个形容词

The sweater she bought was beautiful rather than cheap. 与其说她买的这件羊毛衫便宜不如说它漂亮.

(3) 连接两个介词(短语)或动名词

We will have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the great hall. 我们是在教室里开会,不是在大厅里.

She enjoys singing rather than dancing. 她喜欢唱歌,而不喜欢跳舞.

(4) 连接两个分句

We should help him rather than he should help us. 是我们应该帮助他而不是他应该帮助我们.

(5) 连接两个不定式

I decided to write rather than (to) telephone. 我决定写信而不打电话.

注意：rather than 后接不定式时,不定式可以带to,也可以不带to, 如上句.但rather than位于句首时,则只能接不带to 的不定式.如：Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them at half price. 他唯恐蔬菜烂掉,把它们以半价卖掉了.

(6) 连接两个动词

He ran rather than walked. 他是跑来的,而不是走来的.

注意：这里rather than 后用了walked,而没有用walk,表示客观事实,而不是主观愿望.如果换成walk,则作“宁愿……而不愿 ……”解.

would rather的用法

一、would rather意思是“宁愿、宁可、更、最好、还是为好”,后接动词原形,常省略为’d rather,表示优先选择的一种方式

其否定形式是would rather not do d rather没有人称和数的变化,所有的人称一律用would rather.

“would rather+动词原形”是英语中常见的一个惯用句式,美国英语中多用had d (had)在此决无“过去”之意,它是一个情态助动词,且无词性、时态变化.

例 Mr Li would rather not listen to rock music. 李先生不愿意听摇滚音乐.

If you’d rather be alone, we’ll all leave here. 如果你宁愿独自呆着,那我们都离开这儿.

He’d rather work in the countryside. 她宁可到农村去工作.

You would rather stay at home and do some reading this evening. 今晚你最好呆在家中读点书.

二、如果在两者中进行取舍,表示“宁愿……而不愿……,与其……宁可……”的意思时,则可用would rather…than…或would…rather than…的句型

例 I would rather watch TV at home than go to the cinema. 我宁可在家看电视而不愿去看电影.

The children would walk there rather than take a bus. 孩子们宁愿步行去那里而不愿乘公共汽车.

请注意 1） would rather…than…/would…rather than…也可以颠倒为：rather than…would…d(rather)和than后都接不带to的动词不定式,若选用的动词相同,那么than 后的动词可以省略.

例 I would rather have noodles than rice. 我宁愿吃面条也不吃米饭.

He would rather drink wine than beer． 他喜欢喝红葡萄酒而不喜欢喝啤酒.

Rather than work in such bad condition, he would give up. 与其在这样差的条件下工作,他宁愿放弃.

2)使用would rather…than…句型时要注意“平行结构”,即在than 的前后要用两个同类的词或词组,如两个名词、两个不定式、两个介词短语等.

例 I would rather go to work by bike than by bus. 我宁愿骑自行车也不愿乘公共汽车去上班.

I would rather talk with his mother than with his father. 我宁愿和他妈说话而不愿和他爸说话.

三、在疑问句式中,would rather 与would rather…than…中的would要放在主语之前

例 Would you rather stay here or go home? 你愿意呆在这里,还是回家?

Which would you rather have, apples or bananas? 你喜欢吃苹果还是香蕉?

Would you rather read a novel than read a poem?你宁愿看小说而不愿朗读诗歌吗?

四、would rather+从句,是一个常用的虚拟语气句型 Would rather+从句,谓语一般用过去时来表示现在或将来.其意为“宁愿……,还是…… 好些”“一个人宁愿另一个人做某事”.引导从句的that常省略.在谈到过去的动作时,谓语则用过去完成时.

例 John wants to see me today. I would rather he came to tomorrow than today. 约翰今天想去看我.我宁愿他明天来看我而不是今天.(句中came不是表示过去而是表示将来)

We’d rather he paid us the money tomorrow. 我们宁愿他明天付给我们那笔钱.

Don’t come tomorrow. I’d rather you came next weekend. 明天别来.我希望你下周末来.

请注意 1） 如果谈到过去的动作,也就是表示过去已经发生的事情在选择上不恰当.此时,主句一般为I had rather ,其（that）从句则用过去完成时. 例 Would rather you had not done that. 我真希望你没有做那件事.

2）如果只涉及主语本人而不涉及另一个人,则would rather之后不接that从句而接have done结构.

例 I would rather have gone to the theatre than stayed home night. 我真希望昨天晚上去看了戏而不是呆在家里. He would rather be poor than have got money by dishonest methods． 他宁可穷也不愿意用不诚实的手段获取金钱.

Henry would rather that his girlfriend worked in the same department as he does．亨利希望他的女朋友和他在一个部门工作.

五、would rather/sooner和prefer/would prefer的区别 would rather和would sooner之间一般没有区别,但经常接触到的是would rather.

例Tom would rather/sooner read than talk． 汤姆宁可读书而不愿谈天. Tom prefers reading to talking．汤姆喜欢读书而不喜欢谈天.

请注意 1）would rather后跟不带to的不定式+than+不带 to的不定式,而prefer后跟动名词+to+动名词.有时prefer后面也可跟名词,而在would rather之后要求只带动词原形.

例 He prefers wine to beer．= He would rather drink wine than beer． 他喜欢喝红葡萄酒而不喜欢喝啤酒.

I prefer tennis to golf．= I’d rather play tennis than golf． 我喜欢打网球而不喜欢打高尔夫球. 2）某些 prefer+名词的情况不能用 would rather完全确切地表达出来：He prefers dogs to cats．（他喜欢狗而不喜欢猫.）和 He would rather have dogs than cats．（他宁可养狗而不愿养猫.）很明显,这两句的意思并不完全相同.

3） would rather+不带to的不定式有时可代替 would prefer+带 to的不定式.

例 I’d rather fly than go by sea．=I’d prefer to fly． 我宁愿乘飞机也不愿乘船.

这两个结构后面带名词时情况也一样：

例 —Would you like some gin?

—I’d prefer a coffee．=I’d rather have coffee than gin．

—您想喝点杜松子酒吗?

—我想喝点咖啡./我想喝点咖啡,不想喝杜松子酒.

4）would rather/sooner和would prefer后面都可跟完成式,但后者带to.

例 We went by sea but I’d rather have gone by air=I’d prefer to have gone by air． 我们是乘船去的,可我本想乘飞机去.（我愿意乘飞机去,可我的愿望未能实现.）这和 would like+不定式的完成式有点相似,would like+带to 的不定式的完成式也表示未能实现的愿望.

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rather than的用法说明

rather than 意为“而不是”、“而没有”，侧重客观上的差别，还可以表示“与其……，倒不如（或宁可）……”，侧重句子主语或说话人主观上的选择。句中 rather than 前后一般应为名词、代词、动名词、形容词、谓语动词、动词不定式、介词短语，甚至分句等。下面我来为大家介绍下rather than 的用法说明，希望对大家有用。rather than 的用法说明如下： 一、rather than 接名词1. He is an artist rather than a politician. 他是位艺术家，而不是政治家。（与其说他是政治家，倒不如说他是艺术家。） 2. We ought to invest in new machinery rather than building. 我们该在新机器上而不是在建筑上投资。 3. What attracted him is her personality rather than her beauty. 吸引他的是她的人格魅力,而不是她的美貌。二、rather than 接代词1. It ought to be me rather than you that sign the letter. 在信上签名的该是我，而不是你。 2. The person who should be praised is you rather than me. 该受到表扬的人是你，而不是我。三、rather than 接动名词1. I always prefer getting up early rather than going to school without breakfast. 我总是愿意早起床，而不愿不吃早饭就去上学。 2. He enjoys reading rather than watching TV. 他喜欢读书而不喜欢看电视。 3. He was engaged in writing rather than reading the newspaper. 他在忙着写东西，而不是在看报纸。四、rather than 接形容词1. I call her hair chestnut rather than brown. 我宁愿说她的头发是栗色的，而不愿说她的头发是棕色的。 2. Taking exercise every day makes him look younger rather than older. 每天锻炼身体使他显得年轻而不是年老。 3. The colour seems green rather than blue. 这颜色好像是绿的，而不是蓝的。五、rather than 接谓语动词1. She telephoned rather than wrote. 她打了电话，而没有写信。 2. She cried rather than smiled. 她哭了，而不是笑了。 3. He would die rather than give up smoking. 他宁死也不愿戒烟。六、rather than 接动词不定式1. I decided to write rather than （ to ） telephone. 我决定写信而不打电话。 2. She likes to keep things rather than （ to ） throw them away. 她喜欢把东西保存起来而不是随手将其扔掉。 3. Rather than go there, I'd prefer to stay here on my own. 我宁愿一个人呆在这儿，而不愿去那儿。七、rather than 接介词短语1. I'd prefer to go in summer rather than in winter. 我宁愿夏天去，而不愿冬天去。 2. We'll have tea in the garden rather than in the house. 我们要在花园里喝茶而不想在屋里喝茶。 3. She is reading in the library rather than in the classroom. 她正在图书馆里看书而不是在教室里。八、rather than 接分句1. John went to the seaside yesterday rather than he went where he often goes. 约翰昨天到海滨去了，没到他常去的地方。 2. You should help me rather than I should help you. 你应当帮我，而不是我应当帮你。 3. We should know what he meant rather than what he said. 我们应该知道他的真实想法而不是他说了什么。注意：1. rather than 很像并列连词。其前后都应是相互对应的词语，但接不定式时，常可省去不定式符号 to 。 2. rather than 也可分开使用，和 would 或 had 构成“ would / had rather … than ”结构， than 前后也是相互对等的结构。试比较： 1) She would rather have the small one than the large one. 她宁愿要小的，也不愿要大的。 2) Tom would rather be liked than feared. 汤姆宁愿受人爱戴，而不愿让人惧怕。 3) Wouldn't you rather be liked than feared? 你不是宁愿受人爱戴，而不愿让人惧怕吗？ 但当 would rather 被用作谓语动词后接宾语从句时，从句中的谓语动词应为虚拟形式。例如： I'd rather you came tomorrow than today. 我宁愿明天来，而不是今天来。 3. :rather than连接两个主语时,谓语动词的数与前面主语的数相一致。如: Jean, rather than her brothers, is to meet her parents. 是琼而不是她的兄弟们去接她父母。rather than 辨析:1．would rather…than/other than/rather than/or rather （1）would rather do sth. than do sth. else“宁愿做某事而不愿做别的”，表示主观愿望。使用这一结构时，than前后两部分的成分应对等。如果than后是动词，要用原形。例如： He would rather have the small one than the big one. 他宁愿要小的，而不愿要大的。 He would rather sell his vegetables at half price than allow them to go bad. 他宁肯把菜半价卖了，也不愿让它们烂掉。 would rather后还可跟宾语从句，从句的谓语用过去时态。 （2）rather than“而不是”，不表示主观愿望，而表示一个事实，不和would连用。注意rather than后的动词要和主句中与之相当的动词在形式上一致。rather than位于句首时，其后的动词必须用－ing形式。例如： He ran all the way rather than walked. 他一路跑而不是走。 I think Tom, rather than you, is to blame. 我认为是汤姆而不是你应受责备。 Rather than being punished, he should be rewarded. 他应受奖励而不是受惩罚。 另外, rather和than还可分开使用，前后词的形式要求同rather than。例如： I am rather bored than tired. 我与其说是疲惫不如说是厌倦。 rather than还可以表示“而不愿”的意思，此时rather than后总是跟动词原形。例如： Rather than allow the vegetable to go bad, he sold them at half price. 他把菜半价卖掉，而不愿让它们烂掉。 （3）or rather“与其说……不如说……；更确切地说；并非那样，而是……”。例如： I'll meet him, or rather I'll ask him to meet me. 我要会见他，或者更确切地说，我要请他来见我?。 （4）other than“除了……；除了……以外”，通常用于否定句中。例如： I can't do other than obey. 除了服从，我别无他法。

rather than的用法大全

下面是我整理的一些关于rather than的用法大全， 希望对大家有帮助。

rather than 可作连词词组使用，连接两个并列成分，表示在两者中间进行选择，意为“是 A 而不是 B ”、“要 A 不要 B ”、“宁愿 A 而不愿 B ”等，后面可以接名词、代词、形容词、副词、动词和动词不定式等。

1. rather than作名词。例如：

He is a writer rather than a teacher.

与其说他是教师，不如说他是作家。

John，rather than his roommates，is to blame.

要受责备的是约翰，而不是他的室友们。

The job will take months rather than weeks.

完成这项工作需要几个月，而不是几个星期。

2. rather than作代词。例如：

You，rather than she，are my guest.

你是我的客人，而不是她。

We are to blame rather than they.

该受责备的是我们，而不是他们。

3. rather than作形容词。例如：

The colour seems green rather than blue.

这颜色似乎是绿的，而不是蓝的。

It was made shorter rather than longer.

它被缩短了，而不是加长了。

These shoes are comfortable rather than pretty.

这些鞋子与其说漂亮，不如说舒服。

4. rather than作副词。例如：

The ship sank quickly rather than slowly.

船沉得很快，而不是很慢。

He usually gets up early rather than late.

他经常起得早，而不是起得晚。

5. rather than作动词。例如：

She left rather than stayed at home.

她不是呆在家里，而是走了。

Rather than cause trouble，he went away.

他宁可走开而不愿惹麻烦。

Rather than have the radio repaired，he’d like to buy a new one.

与其修理那部收音机，他想还不如买一部新的。

6. rather than作介词短语。例如：

I’d prefer to read in the library rather than at home.

我宁愿在图书馆看书，也不愿在家里看书。

I’d prefer to do it in this way rather than in that way.

我喜欢这样做，而不愿意那样做。

He went to the park in the evening rather than in the morning.

他喜欢晚上去公园，而不喜欢早上去。

7. rather than动词的- ing 形式。例如：

She likes dancing rather than singing.

她喜欢跳舞，而不喜欢唱歌。

It is snowing rather than raining outside.

外面在下雪，而不是在下雨。

She is laughing rather than crying.

她是在笑，而不是在哭。

8. rather than作过去分词。例如：

He had the house rebuilt rather than repaired.

他宁愿重建房子，而不愿修缮。

9. rather than句子。例如：

We should help him rather than he should help us.

我们应该帮助他，而不是他应该帮助我们。

It was what he meant rather than what he said.

那是指他话中的意思，而不是他所说的话。