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rather than的用法说明rather than 意为“而不是”、“而没有”，侧重客观上的差别，还可以表示“与其……，倒不如（或宁可）……”，侧重句子主语或说话人主观上的选择。
句中 rather than 前后一般应为名词、代词、动名词、形容词、谓语动词、动词不定式、介词短语，甚至分句等。
下面小编来为大家介绍下rather than 的用法说明，希望对大家有用。
rather than 的用法说明如下：一、rather than 接名词1. He is an artist rather than a politician.他是位艺术家，而不是政治家。
（与其说他是政治家，倒不如说他是艺术家。
）2. We ought to invest in new machinery rather than building.我们该在新机器上而不是在建筑上投资。
3. What attracted him is her personality rather than her beauty.吸引他的是她的人格魅力,而不是她的美貌。
二、rather than 接代词1. It ought to be me rather than you that sign the letter.在信上签名的该是我，而不是你。
2. The person who should be praised is you rather than me.该受到表扬的人是你，而不是我。
三、rather than 接动名词1. I always prefer getting up early rather than going to school without breakfast.我总是愿意早起床，而不愿不吃早饭就去上学。
2. He enjoys reading rather than watching TV.他喜欢读书而不喜欢看电视。
3. He was engaged in writing rather than reading the newspaper.他在忙着写东西，而不是在看报纸。
“other than”的用法NMET2001（春季高考）有这样一道试题：In that case, there is nothing you can do ______ than wait.A. moreB. otherC. betterD. any答案为B。
该题涉及“other than”这一英语中常见常用的短语，其含义较多、理解难以准确把握、句型搭配较为灵活，而一般的语法书和词典对“other than”的用法又涉及较少或说明不详。
本文拟对“other than”的用法作粗浅的小结。
一、“other than”的含义1.other than = except, but, apart from “除……以外”(1)There is nobody here other than me.这里除了我以外没有别人。
(2)Someone other than your brother should be appointed manager. 应当任命一个除了你兄弟之外的人当经理。
2. other than = besides “除……以外，还……”(3)English is now spoken in many countries other than England.除英国外，其他许多国家都讲英语。
(4)There were three people at the meeting other than Mr Day.除戴先生以外，还有三个人参加了会议。
3.other than = not, instead of, rather than “不、非、而不是”(5)I borrowed some books other than novels.我借了几本书，都不是小说书。
4.other than = in any other way than “用除此以外别的方式”(6)Y ou can’t get there other than by swimming.除了游过去之外，你没有别的方法到达那儿。
rather than用法小结Rather than（而不是）是一个常用的短语，用于表示两个不同的选择或观点之间的比较。
它在口语和书面语中都很常见，在不同的语境中有着不同的用法。
本文将对rather than的几种常见用法进行小结，并给出相应示例。
1. 表示选择Rather than在表示选择时，可以用来表示更倾向于或更喜欢的选择。
下面是一些例子：- 我宁愿待在家里看书，而不是去参加派对。
- I would rather stay at home and read a book, rather than go to the party.- 她更愿意点一杯咖啡，而不是喝茶。
- She would rather order a cup of coffee, rather than have tea.2. 表示转折Rather than也可以用来表示转折的观点或行为。
下面是一些例子：- 我们应该多关注他的长处，而不是批评他的短处。
- We should focus on his strengths, rather than criticize his weaknesses.- 他们应当团结合作，而不是互相指责。
- They should work together, rather than blame each other.3. 表示对比Rather than还可以用来表示对比两个事物之间的不同之处。
下面是一些例子：- 我更喜欢夏天，而不是冬天，因为我不喜欢寒冷的天气。
- I prefer summer rather than winter because I don't like cold weather.- 我们应该注重质量，而不是数量。
- We should focus on quality rather than quantity.4. 表示替代Rather than还可以用来表示替代或取代的意思。
than介词用法
than是一个常用的介词，表示比较中的“比”。
它通常与形容词或副词连用，用于比较两个事物的不同之处。
比较结构中，than后面可以接名词、代词、动词的现在分词或过去分词。
下面是一些than 的用法：
1. 比较两个人或事物的不同之处：He is taller than me.（他比我高。
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2. 表示一种选择：I would rather stay at home than go out.（我宁愿呆在家里也不愿出门。
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3. 表示某事物的数量或程度：The temperature is higher today than yesterday.（今天的温度比昨天高。
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4. 表示与某人或某事物相比较：She is smarter than her sister.（她比她姐姐聪明。
）
5. 用于否定句中表示不同的用法：I don't have more friends than you.（我没有比你更多的朋友。
）
6. 在某些常见的表达中，than也有特殊的用法，如：rather than （而不是）、other than（除了）等。
总之，than是一个比较常用的介词，在英语中扮演着重要的角色。
掌握than的用法，可以更准确地表达自己的意思，使语言表达更加流畅自然。
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在英语学习中，than 是出现频率较高的一个词，用法也较为复杂，因此掌握than 的用法不仅要从词法的角度去考虑，而且要注意其构成的句型和短语，本文就其所在的句型及短语进行语义分析，以期在英语学习中对大家有所帮助。
一、用于表示比较的句型中（一）单纯表示比较级的句型：A ＋谓语＋形容词或副词的比较级＋than ＋B 。
例如：Mary sings better than anyone else in the class.玛丽比班上任何人唱得都好。
（二）表示比较倍数的句型：A ＋谓语＋数词＋times ＋形容词/副词的比较级＋than ＋B 。
例如：This classroom is twice bigger than that one.这间教室是那间教室的两倍大。
（三）用比较级结构表示最高级的含义的句型：1.主语＋谓语＋比较级＋than ＋the others/anyone else/any （other ）＋单数名词/any of the others/any of the other ＋复数名词。
例如：（1）China is larger than any other country in Asia.中国比亚洲其他任何一个国家都大。
（2）He is older than any of the other boys in his class.他比他班上任何同学年纪都大。
2.“No one ＋谓语＋比较级＋than ＋sb.”或“No other ＋单数名词＋谓语＋比较级＋than ＋sb./sth.”。
例如：（1）No one can be more fit for his office than he is.没有人比他更适合担任这个职务了。
（2）No other river is longer than the Changjiang?River in Chi -na.在中国，没有一条河流比长江更长。
Unit 5 Canada-The True North Language Pointsrather than与其；不愿；而不是(教材P34)Rather than take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to east across Canada.她们不想一路乘飞机，而决定先飞到温哥华，再从西海岸乘火车横穿加拿大到达东海岸。
(1)would rather...than... 宁愿……而不愿……prefer to do...rather than do...宁愿做……而不愿做……(2)other than 不同于；除了……以外more than 超过；不仅仅是；非常①I think I’ll have a cold drink rather than coffee.我想要冷饮，不要咖啡。
②Most men would spend the weekends at home rather than go shopping.多数男士喜欢在家过周末而不愿去购物。
[即学即练]——单句语法填空①I think Tom, rather than you, is(be) responsible for the accident.②As a matter of fact, I don’t know any French people other_than you.③(2018·全国卷Ⅰ)I’m more than delighted to receive your letter, asking about what customs you should pay attention to when visiting a friend.[链接写作]——一句多译如果我不得不放弃其中一个，我会关掉电视而不是关掉我的手机。
would rather,rather than与other than 用法总结would rather, rather than 与other than 这三个短语形式相近,意思相关,用法值得总结。
一、would rather的用法：首先，我们注意到would do ...rather than do与would rather do...than do,这两个短语均是“宁可做...而不做...”的意思。
其实，这两个短语非常容易掌握。
Would是can系列情态动词（can, may, must，could, would, should, might, ought to, used to, shall, will）,其后必接动词原形。
rather than是一个并列连词,根据对等原则，其后自然也接动词原形。
如：She'd rather die than surrender.=She'd die rather than surrender.①would do ...rather than do...与would rather do...than do…也可以颠倒为：rather than do…would do …。
若选用的动词相同，那么than 后的动词还可以省略。
如：I would rather have noodles than rice.Rather than work in such bad condition, he would give up.②would rather do…than…, than 的前后要用两个同类的词或词组，如两个名词、两个不定式、两个介词短语等。
如：I would rather go to work by bike than by bus.I would rather talk with his mother than with his father.③ would rather 的否定形式为would rather not do ...。
than用法小结than是英语中的副词，有时也可以作为介词使用。
以下是than 的常见用法小结：1. 作为比较级的标志：- 在比较级中，than用来比较两个事物或人的不同之处，表示“比...更”或“与...相比”。
例如：He is taller than his brother.（他比他的兄弟更高。
）2. 引导从句：- than可以引导一个从句，用来表示一个相对的情况或比较。
例如：I’d rather stay at home than go out.（我宁愿呆在家里，也不愿出去。
）3. 引导表示近似数值的短语：- than用来引导一个短语，表示近似数值。
例如：It's ten minutes to six.（距离六点还有十分钟。
）4. 表示选择：- than用来表示一种选择或偏向，常与rather或prefer连用。
例如：I would rather go swimming than go shopping.（我宁愿去游泳，也不愿意去购物。
）5. 比较程度：- than可以用来表示比较程度，表示“比...更...”或“与...相比...”。
例如：She is more intelligent than you.（她比你更聪明。
）6. 在否定句中使用：- than可以用来在否定句中表示“不如”。
例如：She is no better than her sister.（她不如她的姐姐好。
）7. 与rather连用表示情感倾向：- than可以与rather连用，表示对某种情感的倾向或态度。
例如：I would rather die than give up.（我宁愿死也不愿放弃。
）8. than用于除了上述情况以外的其他场合：- than在英语中还有许多其他用法，如在hardly...than...（几乎不...就...）、other than（除了...以外）等。
总之，than作为副词和介词，有着丰富的用法。
than的用法归纳总结一、than的基本用法解析在英语中，than是一个常见且多功能的词汇。
它通常用来比较两个事物之间的差异、表达偏好或者作为连词。
本文将细致解析than的不同用法及其例句，以帮助读者更好地理解和运用这个词汇。
二、表示比较差异1. 比较级结构：当我们要比较两个事物或者人物之间的差异时，可以使用“than”后接形容词或副词。
例句：- He is taller than his brother.（他比他兄弟高。
）- This book is more interesting than the previous one.（这本书比之前那本书更有趣。
）2. 表示与期望相反：有时候我们会遇到一个情况，实际结果与我们期待的结果截然相反。
在这种情况下，我们可以使用“rather than”来表达出事物的真实状况。
例句：- I would have preferred tea rather than coffee.（我更喜欢茶而不是咖啡。
）- She chose to stay home rather than go to the party.（她选择待在家里而不是去参加派对。
）三、表述偏好1. like...rather than...当我们想要表达自己对某个事物的偏好时，我们可以使用“like...rather than...”这个结构。
例句：- I like cats rather than dogs.（我喜欢猫胜过狗。
）- She prefers to go hiking rather than swimming.（她喜欢远足胜过游泳。
）2. would rather...than...与前面类似，我们还可以使用“would rather...than...”来表达自己的偏好，但这里更强调一种愿望或选择。
例句：- I would rather stay at home than go out in the rain.（我宁愿呆在家里也不愿意外出遛雨。
would rather,rather than与other than 用法总结would rather, rather than 与other than 这三个短语形式相近,意思相关,用法值得总结。
一、would rather的用法：首先，我们注意到would do ...rather than do与would rather do...than do,这两个短语均是“宁可做...而不做...”的意思。
其实，这两个短语非常容易掌握。
Would是can系列情态动词（can, may, must，could, would, should, might, ought to, used to, shall, will）,其后必接动词原形。
rather than是一个并列连词,根据对等原则，其后自然也接动词原形。
如：She'd rather die than surrender.=She'd die rather than surrender.①would do ...rather than do...与would rather do...than do…也可以颠倒为：rather than do…would do …。
若选用的动词相同，那么than 后的动词还可以省略。
如：I would rather have noodles than rice.Rather than work in such bad condition, he would give up.②would rather do…than…, than 的前后要用两个同类的词或词组，如两个名词、两个不定式、两个介词短语等。
如：I would rather go to work by bike than by bus.I would rather talk with his mother than with his father.③ would rather 的否定形式为would rather not do ...。
He’d rather not work in the city than in the city countryside.在疑问句式中，would rather 与would rather…than…中的would要放在主语之前Would you rather stay here than go home?Which would you rather have, apples or bananas?Would you rather read a novel than read a poem?④would rather that…that后接虚拟语气。
如：He would rather that he got back home right now.⑤如果只涉及主语本人而不涉及另一个人，则would rather之后不接that从句而接have done结构。
如：I would rather have gone to the movies than stayed home night.He would rather be poor than have got money by dishonest methods．其次，我们还要知道would prefer to do...rather than (to ) do...也是“宁可做...而不做...”的意思。
这个短语的对等形式是Rather than do...would prefer to do...,只是此时rather than后必须省略to；“宁可做..”.的内容放在would prefer to do...之后，“而不做...”的内容放在rather than...之后，不能弄错。
We would prefer to listen to the teacher attentively in class rather than stay up late.Rather than stay up late we would prefer to listen to the teacher attentively in class.再次，我们要知道结构：would rather do…than do…，与prefer doing... to doing...和prefer sth. to sth的区别与联系。
如：He prefers wine to beer．= He would rather drink wine than beer．I prefer tennis to golf．= I’d rather play tennis than golf．最后，would rather do = would prefer to doI’d rather fly than go by sea．= I’d prefer to fly．顺便提及would prefer to do这个短语中不能省略to的原因是would like/love/prefer用法与want一样，所以其后接动词时必须接to。
二、rather than的用法。
rather than “而不是”之意。
其实，前面would do...rather than do...,would prefer to do...rather than do... 已经涉及到rather than 的具体用法。
下面只是补充一下。
正如前面谈到的它是一个并列连词,它连接的并列成分可以是名词、代词、形容词、介词(短语)、动名词、分句、不定式、动词等。
根据对等原则，rather than后面所接内容形式上一定要和前面的相关部分保持一致。
如：He is an inventor rather than a sailor.John，rather than his roommates，is to blame.You rather than I are going to go camping.These shoes are comfortable rather than pretty.He usually gets up early rather than late.Rather than have the TV repaired，w e’d like to buy a new one.I’d prefer to read in the library rather than at home.It is snowing rather than raining outside.注意：rather than 连接两个名词或代词作主语时，谓语动词应与rather than 前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致。
The dress she bought was unique rather than ordinary.We will have the sports meeting on the playground rather than in the great hall.She enjoys singing rather than dancing.We should help him rather than he should help us.I decided to write a letter to her rather than (to) telephone her.Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them at half price.He had the house rebuilt rather than repaired.We should help them rather than they help us三、other than的用法。
1.other than的含义。
①other than = except, but, apart from “除……以外”是其基本含义。
There is nobody here other than me.Someone other than you yourself should be appointed manager.②other than = besides “除……以外，还……”English is now spoken in many countries other than the UK.③other than = not, instead of, rather than “不、非、而不是”I borrowed some books other than novels.④other than = in any other way than “用除此以外别的方式”You can’t get there other than by swimming.2.other than的结构other than + 名词/代词Teachers other than students should be more responsible for teaching.other than + 形容词I could not feel other than surprised. 我只是感到吃惊。
other than + 副词She performed other than perfectly.她的表演远非尽善尽美。
other than + 介词短语You can’t expect to get a pay rise other than with hard work.other than + 过去分词The problem is other than settled.other than + 不定式He reread every page with no other purpose than to pass the time.other than + 从句I can’t be other than I am. 我只能是我。
other than的其他搭配①nothing other than “只是、仅仅”They were given nothing other than dry bread and water for their evening meal.他们只得到了干面包和水作晚餐。
②no other than “正是、恰恰是” It was no other than my best friend, Mary.③ no + 名词+ other than “正是……” It was no other person than Mr Smith.④none other than “不是别人/别的东西，正是……”It was none other than Tom! We thought he was in Africa.。
