361. When I go out in the evening I use the bike rather than the car if I can.
譯文
晚上出門時,能騎車我就決不開車。
點睛
rather than可作連詞短語使用,連接兩個并列成分,表示在兩者中間進行選擇,意為“是A而不是B,要A不要B,寧愿A而不愿B,與其A倒不如B”等,后面可以接名詞、代詞、形容詞、副詞、動詞和動詞不定式等。
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rather than的用法小結:
后接代詞。如:
You, rather than she, are my guest. 你是我的客人,而她不是。
后接形容詞。如:
She is charming rather than beautiful. (=She is not so beautiful as charming.)與其說她美麗,倒不如說她迷人。
后接副詞。如:
The ship sank quickly rather than slowly. 船沉得很快,而不是很慢。
后接動詞。如:
She left rather than stayed at home. 她沒待在家里,而是走了。
后接動詞-ing形式。如:
She likes dancing rather than singing. 她喜歡跳舞,而不喜歡唱歌。
后接句子。如:
It was what he meant rather than what he said. 那是指他話中的意思,而不是他所說的話。