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rather than的用法說明
rather than 意為“而不是”、“而沒有”,側(cè)重客觀上的差別,還可以表示“與其……,倒不如(或?qū)幙桑?hellip;…”,側(cè)重句子主語或說話人主觀上的選擇。句中 rather than 前后一般應為名詞、代詞、動名詞、形容詞、謂語動詞、動詞不定式、介詞短語,甚至分句等。下面小編來為大家介紹下rather than 的用法說明,希望對大家有用。
rather than 的用法說明如下:
一、rather than 接名詞
1. He is an artist rather than a politician.
他是位藝術(shù)家,而不是政治家。(與其說他是政治家,倒不如說他是藝術(shù)家。)
2. We ought to invest in new machinery rather than building.
我們該在新機器上而不是在建筑上投資。
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 接代詞
1. It ought to be me rather than you that sign the letter.
在信上簽名的該是我,而不是你。
2. The person who should be praised is you rather than me.
該受到表揚的人是你,而不是我。
三、rather than 接動名詞
1. I always prefer getting up early rather than going to school without breakfast.
我總是愿意早起床,而不愿不吃早飯就去上學。
2. He enjoys reading rather than watching TV.
他喜歡讀書而不喜歡看電視。
3. He was engaged in writing rather than reading the newspaper.
他在忙著寫東西,而不是在看報紙。
四、rather than 接形容詞
1. I call her hair chestnut rather than brown.
我寧愿說她的頭發(fā)是栗色的,而不愿說她的頭發(fā)是棕色的。
2. Taking exercise every day makes him look younger rather than older.
每天鍛煉身體使他顯得年輕而不是年老。
3. The colour seems green rather than blue.
這顏色好像是綠的,而不是藍的。
五、rather than 接謂語動詞
1. She telephoned rather than wrote.
她打了電話,而沒有寫信。
2. She cried rather than smiled.
她哭了,而不是笑了。
3. He would die rather than give up smoking.
他寧死也不愿戒煙。
六、rather than 接動詞不定式
1. I decided to write rather than ( to ) telephone.
我決定寫信而不打電話。
2. She likes to keep things rather than ( to ) throw them away.
她喜歡把東西保存起來而不是隨手將其扔掉。
3. Rather than go there, I'd prefer to stay here on my own.
我寧愿一個人呆在這兒,而不愿去那兒。
七、rather than 接介詞短語
1. I'd prefer to go in summer rather than in winter.
我寧愿夏天去,而不愿冬天去。
2. We'll have tea in the garden rather than in the house.
我們要在花園里喝茶而不想在屋里喝茶。
3. She is reading in the library rather than in the classroom.
她正在圖書館里看書而不是在教室里。
八、rather than 接分句
1. John went to the seaside yesterday rather than he went where he often goes.
約翰昨天到海濱去了,沒到他常去的地方。
2. You should help me rather than I should help you.
你應當幫我,而不是我應當幫你。
3. We should know what he meant rather than what he said.
我們應該知道他的真實想法而不是他說了什么。
注意:
1. rather than 很像并列連詞。其前后都應是相互對應的詞語,但接不定式時,??墒∪ゲ欢ㄊ椒?to 。
2. rather than 也可分開使用,和 would 或 had 構(gòu)成“ would / had rather … than ”結(jié)構(gòu), than 前后也是相互對等的結(jié)構(gòu)。試比較:
1) She would rather have the small one than the large one.
她寧愿要小的,也不愿要大的。
2) Tom would rather be liked than feared.
湯姆寧愿受人愛戴,而不愿讓人懼怕。
3) Wouldn't you rather be liked than feared?
你不是寧愿受人愛戴,而不愿讓人懼怕嗎?
但當 would rather 被用作謂語動詞后接賓語從句時,從句中的謂語動詞應為虛擬形式。例如:
I'd rather you came tomorrow than today.
我寧愿明天來,而不是今天來。
3. :rather than連接兩個主語時,謂語動詞的數(shù)與前面主語的數(shù)相一致。如:
Jean, rather than her brothers, is to meet her parents.
是瓊而不是她的兄弟們?nèi)ソ铀改浮?/div>
rather than 辨析:
1.would rather…than/other than/rather than/or rather
(1)would rather do sth. than do sth. else“寧愿做某事而不愿做別的”,表示主觀愿望。使用這一結(jié)構(gòu)時,than前后兩部分的成分應對等。如果than后是動詞,要用原形。例如:
He would rather have the small one than the big one.
他寧愿要小的,而不愿要大的。
He would rather sell his vegetables at half price than allow them to go bad.
他寧肯把菜半價賣了,也不愿讓它們爛掉。
would rather后還可跟賓語從句,從句的謂語用過去時態(tài)。
?。?)rather than“而不是”,不表示主觀愿望,而表示一個事實,不和would連用。注意rather than后的動詞要和主句中與之相當?shù)膭釉~在形式上一致。rather than位于句首時,其后的動詞必須用-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.
我認為是湯姆而不是你應受責備。
Rather than being punished, he should be rewarded.
他應受獎勵而不是受懲罰。
另外, rather和than還可分開使用,前后詞的形式要求同rather than。例如:
I am rather bored than tired.
我與其說是疲憊不如說是厭倦。
rather than還可以表示“而不愿”的意思,此時rather than后總是跟動詞原形。例如:
Rather than allow the vegetable to go bad, he sold them at half price.
他把菜半價賣掉,而不愿讓它們爛掉。
(3)or rather“與其說……不如說……;更確切地說;并非那樣,而是……”。例如:
I'll meet him, or rather I'll ask him to meet me.
我要會見他,或者更確切地說,我要請他來見我?。
(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.
除了服從,我別無他法。