rather than的用法总结大全思维导图

He ran rather than walked. 他不是在走而是在跑。

He is a writer rather than a teacher. 与其说他是教师还不如说他是作家。

You are doing this for yourself rather than for others. 你做这件事不是为别人而是为你自己。

It was what he meant rather than what he said. 这是他的意思，而不是他说的话。

I decided to stay at home rather than (to) go [going] to the cinema. 我宁愿呆在家里也不愿去看电影。

但是，如果rather than 位于句首，其后的不定式通常不带to（也可用动名词）。

Rather than waste [wasting] your time doing it yourself, why don’t you call in a builder? 你为什么宁愿浪费时间自己去干而不去请一个包工的呢?

Rather than use [using] the last of my cash, I decided to write a cheque. 我决定开张支票而不把现金用光。

3. 连接两个成分作主语时，其谓语动词的数通常与前面一个主语保持一致。