rather

释义

adv. 宁可, 稍微, 相当 rather than 而不是；宁可…也不愿 would rather 宁愿，宁可 or rather 更精确地说，倒不如说

例句

I grew up in rather unusual circumstances.

我在相当不寻常的环境中长大。

I'm afraid it's a rather long story.

我恐怕这是个相当长的故事。