rather
英 ['rɑ?e?]
美['r?e?]
- adv. 寧可，寧愿；相當
- int. 當然啦（回答問題時用）
- n. (Rather)人名；(英)拉瑟
詞組搭配
had rather
(poetic/literary or archaic)would rather
(詩/文或古)寧可，寧愿；最好是
I had rather not see him.
我最好不見他。
rather you (或 him, her等) than me
used to convey that one would be reluctant oneself to undertake a particular task or project undertaken by someone else
（用以表示自己不愿承擔他人的任務或工程）那是你（或他、她）的事
‘I'm picking him up after lunch. ’‘Rather you than me.’.
“我午飯后接他?！薄澳鞘悄愕氖?。”。