rather  /r'æðɚ/  /r'ʌðɚ/

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資料來源(1): pydict data [pydict]

  rather
  (ad.)相當,頗,有點;寧願,倒不如;更確切地說,相反地

資料來源(2): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Rather \Rath"er\, a. [Compar. of {Rath}, a.]
     Prior; earlier; former. [Obs.]
  
           Now no man dwelleth at the rather town.  --Sir J.
                                                    Mandeville.

資料來源(3): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Rather \Rath"er\, adv. [AS. hra[eth]or, compar. of hra[eth]e,
     hr[ae][eth]e, quickly, immediately. See {Rath}, a.]
     1. Earlier; sooner; before. [Obs.]
  
              Thou shalt, quod he, be rather false than I.
                                                    --Chaucer.
  
              A good mean to come the rather to grace. --Foxe.
  
     2. More readily or willingly; preferably.
  
              My soul chooseth . . . death rather than my life.
                                                    --Job vii. 15.
  
     3. On the other hand; to the contrary of what was said or
        suggested; instead.
  
              Was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse. --Mark
                                                    v. 26.
  
     4. Of two alternatives conceived of, by preference to, or as
        more likely than, the other; somewhat.
  
              He sought throughout the world, but sought in vain,
              And nowhere finding, rather feared her slain.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     5. More properly; more correctly speaking.
  
              This is an art Which does mend nature, change it
              rather, but The art itself is nature. --Shak.
  
     6. In some degree; somewhat; as, the day is rather warm; the
        house is rather damp.
  
     {The rather}, the more so; especially; for better reason; for
        particular cause.
  
              You are come to me in happy time, The rather for I
              have some sport in hand.              --Shak.
        
  
     {Had rather}, or {Would rather}, prefer to; prefers to; as,
        he had, or would, rather go than stay. ``I had rather
        speak five words with my understanding than ten thousands
        words in an unknown tongue.'' --1 Cor. xiv. 19. See {Had
        rather}, under {Had}.

資料來源(4): WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]

  rather
       adv 1: on the contrary; "rather than disappoint the children, he
              did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call;
              rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"; "used
              English terms instead of Latin ones" [syn: {instead}]
       2: to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the
          party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I
          rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at
          playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy" [syn: {kind of}, {kinda},
           {sort of}]
       3: more readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with
          warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner
          die than give up" [syn: {preferably}, {sooner}]
       4: to a degree (not used with a negative); "quite tasty";
          "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich" [syn: {quite}]

資料來源(5): Internet Dictionary Project [english-spanish]

  rather
  	(than) en vez de[Conjunction]
  
  

資料來源(6): Internet Dictionary Project [english-spanish]

  rather
  	mejor que