rather than的意思

（要） …而不…，與其…倒不如…; instead of sb/sth 而不是;

rather than的用法

1. 用作連詞（=but not），意為“而不”“不是……（而是）”“與其……（不如）”，前后連接的成分應(yīng)該是平行的。

如：

He ran rather than walked. 他不是在走而是在跑。

He is a writer rather than a teacher. 與其說(shuō)他是教師還不如說(shuō)他是作家。

You are doing this for yourself rather than for others. 你做這件事不是為別人而是為你自己。

It was what he meant rather than what he said. 這是他的意思，而不是他說(shuō)的話。

2. 由于既可視為連詞也可視為介詞，所以連接不定式時(shí)，后面一個(gè)不定式可帶to或不帶to（視為準(zhǔn)并列連詞時(shí)），也可用動(dòng)名詞（視為介詞時(shí)）。

如：

I decided to stay at home rather than (to) go [going] to the cinema. 我寧愿呆在家里也不愿去看電影。

但是，如果rather than 位于句首，其后的不定式通常不帶to（也可用動(dòng)名詞）。

如：

Rather than waste [wasting] your time doing it yourself, why don’t you call in a builder? 你為什么寧愿浪費(fèi)時(shí)間自己去干而不去請(qǐng)一個(gè)包工的呢?

Rather than use [using] the last of my cash, I decided to write a cheque. 我決定開(kāi)張支票而不把現(xiàn)金用光。

3. 連接兩個(gè)成分作主語(yǔ)時(shí)，其謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞的數(shù)通常與前面一個(gè)主語(yǔ)保持一致。

如：The teacher rather than the students is to blame. 應(yīng)受責(zé)備的是老師而不是學(xué)生。

rather than的用法造句

1 I think he means 'at' rather than 'to'

我想，他是想說(shuō)at，而不是to。

2 The zoo needed better management rather than more money

這座動(dòng)物園需要更好的管理，而不是更多的資金。

3 The opposition appear to have chosen the path of cooperation rather than confrontation

反對(duì)派似乎已經(jīng)選擇了合作而不是對(duì)抗的路線。

4 You are buying direct, rather than through an agent.

你這是直接購(gòu)買，而不是通過(guò)代理人。

5 It seems political expediency, rather than absolute economic need, will determine who gains from the conflict

看來(lái)是政治上的權(quán)宜之計(jì)，而不是絕對(duì)的經(jīng)濟(jì)需求，將決定誰(shuí)會(huì)從這場(chǎng)沖突中獲益。