题目

rather than这个词组是偏重前者还是后者?

提问时间：2020-10-07

答案

偏重前者
理由：
conj.宁可 ...也不愿,与其 ...倒不如,而不是
prep.而非...,替代...
根据麦克米伦字典上的说法：
rather than本身也是prefer A to B的另一种表现,A rather than B
因此是偏重我更愿意A而非B
rather than
used for saying that one thing is preferred to another or happens instead of another
Doug chose to quit rather than admit that he’d made a mistake.
Rather than criticizing your husband,why not find out if there’s something wrong?
We want the matter settled sooner rather than later.