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ratherad. 1. sooner更快。 △Oth.2.3.235 (233):“and I returnedthe rather”,i.e.all the sooner. 我更得赶快转回来。 2. more so尤其。 △Shr.Ind.1.91: “The rather for,”i.e.the more so because.尤其因为。 △H.V.5.2. 213(201):“But,good Kate,mock me mercifully,therather,gentle Princess,because I love thee cruelly.”但是,好凯蒂,请你在嘲笑我的时候发点慈悲吧,特别是因为,温柔的公主,我爱你爱得太厉害了。 the rather: all the more,the more readily更加,尤其(因为)。 △Mac.1.7.62:“Whereto the rather shall hisday’s hard journey / Soundly invite him,”他白天辛苦赶路,自然更会邀他熟睡的。 △Tw.3.3.12: “The rather bythese arguments of fear,”再加上这些使我担忧的理由。 rather[ˈrɑ:ðə]adv.相当,颇,宁愿 ◇had rather ... than与其…不如 or rather更确切 rather ... than宁愿 rather that而不是 the rather that何况 would rather ...than宁愿…而不愿 |