rather

英 ['rɑːðə] 美['ræðɚ]

(poetic/literary or archaic)would rather

(诗/文或古)宁可，宁愿；最好是

I had rather not see him.
我最好不见他。

used to convey that one would be reluctant oneself to undertake a particular task or project undertaken by someone else

（用以表示自己不愿承担他人的任务或工程）那是你（或他、她）的事

‘I'm picking him up after lunch. ’‘Rather you than me.’.
“我午饭后接他。”“那是你的事。”。

1. Rather taken aback by such forwardness, I slammed down the phone.: 如此无礼的言语让我火冒三丈，我砰的一下把电话挂了。

3. I gradually got rather disillusioned with the whole setup of the university.: 渐渐地，我对大学的整个体制感到相当失望。

4. She was in rather a bad film about the Mau Mau.: 她出演了一部关于茅茅运动（20世纪50年代肯尼亚基库尤人反抗英国殖民者的民族主义运动）的烂片。