rather可用作副詞,有很,在很大程度上等含義;也可用于比較級(jí)之前,表示還要更...;也可用于too之前,表示強(qiáng)調(diào)的含義。

1、rather的釋義
adv. (常用于表示輕微的批評(píng)、失望或驚訝) 相當(dāng),在某種程度上; (與動(dòng)詞連用以減弱語氣) 有點(diǎn)兒,稍微; (糾正所說的話或提供更確切的信息) 更確切地講,更準(zhǔn)確地說
int. 當(dāng)然啦,怎么不
2、rather的用法
1.用作副詞:很,頗,在很大程度上
It’s rather difficult. 它相當(dāng)難。
I was rather angry at what he said. 我對(duì)他說的話相當(dāng)生氣。
This carpet’s getting rather old now. 這塊地毯現(xiàn)在很舊了。
2.(用于比較級(jí)之前表強(qiáng)調(diào))…得多,還要更
The weather was rather worse than I had expected. 天氣要比我預(yù)料的還壞。
The problem was psychological rather than physiological.
問題是心理方面的而不是生理方面的。
3.(用于too之前表強(qiáng)調(diào))太:
He talks rather too much. 他說得實(shí)在太多了。
I’ve been to rather too many parties recently. 我最近參加的聚會(huì)實(shí)在太多了。