ad. 宁可, 稍微, 相当相关词组: rather than rather...than otherwise rather too the rather that
My kids are so violent - they'd rather fight than talk about things.
我的孩子们暴力倾向很重,她们宁愿打架也不愿意坐下来说清楚。
At work, please think of me, first, as a person rather than a woman.
工作上,请先考虑到我是人,然后才是个女人。
I would rather eat an apple than a donut. It's healthier!
相比甜甜圈,我更愿意吃苹果,这个更健康!
private 和 personal, individual 均含 “个人的、私人的 〞之意的形容词,它们的区别是:
private 指属于私人所有或具有私营性质,以区别于集体或公共的,有时含不公开的意味。
personal 指属于或关于某人或某些特定的人,以区别于其他人。
individual 与集体的相对,指个别或个体的。
例句: He' s a rather private person .
他不太喜欢和别人交流思想感情。
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It seems rather a good idea.
这似乎是一个相当不错的主意。
※I would rather be a poor man in a garret with plenty of good books to read than a king who did not love reading 宁为穷汉住搁楼,拥有好书任我读,不愿身居帝王位,纵有好书不爱读。
※I would rather have the affectionate regard of my fellow men than I would have heaps and mines of gold. 我宁愿得到人们的深情至爱,而不愿黄金成雄。
※Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye. 选妻,最好用耳莫用眼。
※I would rather see a young man blush than turn pale. 我宁可看到青年人脸红,也不愿看到他脸色变得苍白。