搞不清rather than的用法？送你一份指南

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ratherthan的用法有没有让你感到苦恼？很多同学都搞不清ratherthan后面到底应该接哪些成分。本文会一一教你ratherthan到底该怎么用。

你会用rather than这个词组吗？rather than的用法有没有让你头疼？还有个other than 又是怎么回事？今天的高中英语口语好好地给大家讲讲rather than的用法。

一、rather than是什么意思

1.与其……，不如……；不是……，而是……（conj.）

eg: You are ruining him rather than helping him.

你这是在害他而不是帮他。

He is a singer rather than a teacher.

与其说他是个老师，还不如说他是个歌手。

2.宁愿……，也不……（prep.）

eg: I decided to go out rather than staying with him at home.

我宁愿出去也不愿意和他待在家里。

She determined to risk her life rather than betraying her friends.

她宁愿冒着生命危险也不愿意出卖她的朋友。

二、精讲rather than的用法

1.连接两个名词或代词

eg: Teachers rather than students are going to attend the meeting.

是老师而不是学生要去参加会议。

2.连接两个形容词

eg: The new apartment she moved into was well decorated rather than spacious.

她的新公寓与其说是宽敞不如说是装饰精美。

3.连接两个介词（短语）

eg: The meeting will be held in the hall rather than in the meeting room.

会议将在大厅而不是会议室举行。

4.连接两个动名词

eg: He spent much time in singing rather than studying.

他在唱歌而不是学习上花了很多时间。

5.连接两个分句

eg: You should give him some suggestions rather than he gives you.

你应该给他建议，而不是他给你。

6.连接两个动词不定式(可带to,可不带to)

eg: We decided to give him a warning rather than (to) punish him.

我们决定给他一个警告，而不是惩罚他。

三、other than又是怎么回事？

1.表示“不同于”。

eg: The ending of this story is quite other than what you expected.

这个故事的结局和你想的大不相同。

2.表示“除了……”，相当于except。

eg: Nobody believes him other than you.

除了你以外没有人相信他了。

rather than的用法现在大家应该清楚了吧？希望以上的解释能对大家有所帮助。