rather than 的语法与搭配
rather than 的语法与搭配
■用作连词(=but not),意为“而不”“不是……(而是)”“与其……(不如)”,前后连接的成分应该是平行的。如:
He ran rather than walked. 他不是在走而是在跑。
He is a writer rather than a teacher. 与其说他是教师还不如说他是作家。
You are doing this for yourself rather than for others. 你做这件事不是为别人而是为你自己。
It was what he meant rather than what he said. 这是他的意思,而不是他说的话。
■既可用作为连词,也可用作为介词,所以连接不定式时,后面一个不定式可带 to 或不带to(视为准并列连词时),也可用动名词(视为介词时)。如:
I decided to stay at home rather than go to the cinema. 我宁愿呆在家里也不愿去看电影。
I decided to stay at home rather than to go to the cinema. 我宁愿呆在家里也不愿去看电影。
I decided to stay at home rather than going to the cinema. 我宁愿呆在家里也不愿去看电影。
但是,如果 rather than 位于句首,其后的不定式通常不带 to(也可用动名词)。如:
Rather than waste [wasting] your time doing it yourself, why don’t you call in a builder? 你为什么宁愿浪费时间自己去干而不去请一个包工的呢?
Rather than use [using] the last of my cash, I decided to write a cheque. 我决定开张支票而不把现金用光。
■连接两个成分作主语时,其谓语动词的数通常与前面一个主语保持一致。如:
The teacher rather than the students is to blame. 应受责备的是老师而不是学生。
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