生活常用句子
- 表達偏好
- I would rather stay home tonight.(今晚我寧可待在家。)
- She would rather drink tea than coffee.(她寧可喝茶也不喝咖啡。)
- 委婉修正意見
- It’s not cheap; rather, it’s quite expensive.(這不便宜;反而相當貴。)
- He’s not lazy; rather, he’s just careful.(他不是懶惰,而是比較謹慎。)
- 程度修飾(= quite)
- The movie was rather boring.(這部電影有點無聊。)
- It’s rather cold today, isn’t it?(今天挺冷的,對吧?)
- 禮貌拒絕
- I’d rather not talk about it.(我寧可不談這件事。)
- Would you rather not join us?(你不想加入我們嗎?)
練習題與詳解
題目 1:選擇正確用法
答案:(A) rather / than「 I’d ______ eat sushi ______ hamburgers. 」
(A) rather / than (B) prefer / to (C) rather / to
詳解:
「would rather A than B」是固定句型,表「寧願 A 也不願 B」。
(B) 需改為 "prefer sushi to hamburgers"(prefer A to B)。
題目 2:句子改寫
用 rather 改寫句子:
「She prefers to study alone instead of in a group.」
答案:She would rather study alone than in a group.
詳解:
「prefer to A instead of B」可轉換為「would rather A than B」,強調個人偏好。
題目 3:填空題
「 It’s ______ hot today. Let’s go swimming! 」
(A) rather (B) rather not (C) would rather
答案:(A) rather
詳解:
此處需程度副詞修飾 "hot",「rather」=「相當/挺」。
(B) 用於拒絕 ; (C) 需接動詞(如 would rather go)。
題目 4:判斷錯誤
改正句子:「 I’d rather to go hiking than camping. 」
答案:I’d rather go hiking than camping.
詳解:「would rather」後直接加原型動詞(go),不可加 "to"。
題目 5:情境回應
朋友問:「 Do you want to watch a horror movie? 」
你不想看,該如何禮貌回答(用 rather)?
答案:I’d rather not. / I’d rather watch something else.
詳解:「 I’d rather not 」是委婉拒絕的常見說法,避免直接說 "no"。
關鍵用法總結

常見錯誤小貼士 ✨
- ✘ 誤: He’d rather to leave early.
✓ 正: He’d rather leave early. - ✘ 誤: I rather prefer tea.
✓ 正: I’d rather drink tea. / I prefer tea.
透過以上例句和題目,能掌握「rather」在日常對話中的靈活應用!


























