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下面是小編整理的一些關於rather than正確用法總結，希望對大家有幫助。

rather than用作連詞，連接兩個平行結構。既可以表示主觀願望上的決擇，“與其…寧可…”，也可以表示客觀程度上的差異，“與其說是…不如說是…”。例如：

　　(1)接代詞

I, rather than you, should do the work. 該做這工作的是我，而不是你。

She rather than I is going there. 是她而不是我講去那裏.

　　(2)接名詞

John ought to go rather than Jean.約翰比琴更應該去。

I think I'll have a cold drink rather than coffee. 我想我該要一杯冷飲，而不要咖啡。

　　(3)接形容詞

These shoes are comfortable rather than for your friend. 這鞋不好看可是舒服。

You are doing this for yourself rather than for your friend. 你不是爲你朋友，而是爲你自己做這種事。

　　(4)接介詞短語

I'd prefer to go in August rather than in July.我願8月去不願7月去。

He is at school rather than at home .他是在學校而不是在家。

　　(5)接動名詞

He always prefer starting early ,rather than leaving everything to the last minute, 他總是願意早開始而不願意把所有事情都留到最後才做。

She likes swimming rather than playing tennis .她喜歡游泳而不喜歡打網球。

　　(6)接過去分詞

She insisted on having the room papered rather than painted. 她堅持要用紙裱糊房間，而不是把房間粉刷一下。

I’d like to be taken there rather than left here. 我寧願被帶往那兒而不願意被留下來。

　　(7)接不定式

I decided to write rather than telephone.我決定寫信而不是打電話。

They prefer to die fighting rather than live in enslavement. 他們寧可戰死，也不肯活着受奴役。

　　(8)接謂語動詞

He told a lie rather than get his friend into trouble. 他寧願說謊也不願連累朋友。

He ran rather than walked.他跑步而不是步行。

【溫馨提示】rather than後接動詞原形表示主觀抉擇，接一個動詞的過去式則表示客觀差異。

　　(9)接從句

It was what he meant rather than what he said. 那是指他話中的意思，而不是他所說的話。

It was what he had eaten rather than what he had drunk that made him ill.使他得病的不是他喝的東西，而是他吃的東西。