had rather是什么意思，had rather的意思翻译、用法、同义词、例句
常用词典
prep. 宁肯，宁愿
例句
There was once a gentleman—I had rather he had been a lady.
曾经有个先生——我倒希望他是个女士。
I had rather die than place you in such great danger as you must meet within your journey.
我宁死，也不愿让你在旅途中冒这样大的危险。
I had rather you did it alone.
但愿你一人做。
I have had rather a depressing time.
我有过一段相当压抑的时期。
I had rather Jack told you than I did.
我宁愿杰克告诉你，而不是我。
同义词
prep.|as soon as not;宁肯，宁愿
网络扩展资料
had rather 是一个常用的英语短语，可以用来表达一个人对于两个或多个选择中的偏好。
用法
had rather 的用法一般为 had rather V原 than V原 的形式。其中，第一个动词表示更愿意做的事情，第二个动词则是相对较不愿意做的事情。
例句
- I had rather stay at home than go to the party. （我宁愿呆在家里也不愿意去聚会。）
- He had rather play basketball than watch TV. （他宁愿打篮球也不愿意看电视。）
解释
had rather 常用于表达偏好，它比较强烈地表达了一个人的意愿，即更愿意选择其中的一项。had rather 也可以用于表示对于某件事情的建议或忠告。
近义词
would rather 和 prefer 是 had rather 的近义词，它们都表示一种更强烈的偏好。would rather 的用法为 would rather V原 than V原，prefer 的用法为 prefer Ving/noun to Ving/noun。
反义词
had better 是 had rather 的反义词，它表示一种更强烈的建议或命令，表示某种行为是必要的或者更为可取的。had better 的用法为 had better V原。