would rather 的用法(英語語法網)
1. 后面直接接動原形,否定式在rather后加not。如:
I’d rather not tell you about it. 那件事我寧愿不告訴你。
2. would rather. . . than. . . . 或would rather…than…表示“寧可(愿)……(而)不要(愿)……或“與其……不如……”。如:
I’d rather play tennis than swim. (=I’d play tennis rather than swim. ) 我寧愿去打網球而不愿去游泳。
注:當than后的動詞原形與前面的動詞原形相同時可以省去。如:
I’d rather go on Sunday than on Monday. 我寧愿星期天去而不在星期一去。
有時可將rather than置于句首來加強語氣。如:
Rather than refuse to help you, I would borrow money from my friends. 我寧可向朋友借錢,也不愿拒絕幫助你。
3. 后接從句時,從句謂語動詞要用過去式,即表示現在或將來要做的事,用一般過去式,表示過去要做的事用過去完成時。如:
I would rather you came tomorrow. 我寧愿你明天來。
4. would rather 接動詞的完成式,表示主語要做某事,而結果事與愿違。如:
I’d rather have left a note on her desk. 我本想留張字條在她書桌上的。