“would rather”是英语中常见的表达方式,用于表示在两种或更多选择中的偏好。它由情态助动词“would”和“rather”组成,后接动词原形。基本含义是“宁愿”或“更愿意”。更多相关内容,往下看吧。
would rather的用法介绍
would rather是一个表示偏好或选择的固定短语,常用于表达愿望、喜好或宁愿做某事。其用法多样,以下是对would rather用法的详细归纳:
一、基本用法
表示偏好:用于表达对某事或某种情况的偏好,意为“宁愿,更愿意”。其结构通常为“would rather + 动词原形”,否定式在would rather前加not。例如:
I would rather go by train.(我宁愿坐火车去。)
I would rather not go out tonight.(今晚我宁愿不出去了。)
缩写形式:would rather可以缩写为’d rather,如“I’d rather”表示“我宁愿”。
二、对比选择
当要对比两个不同的选择时,可以使用would rather...than...结构,表示“宁愿……而不愿……”。would rather和than后都接不带to的动词不定式,若选同一动词,那么than后的动词可以省略。例如:
She would rather stay at home than go to the party.(她宁愿呆在家里也不愿意去参加派对。)
I would rather have an apple than a pear.(我宁愿吃苹果也不愿吃梨。)
三、提出建议或请求
有时would rather可以用来提出建议或请求,通常带有委婉的语气。例如:
I would rather you didn't smoke here.(我宁愿你不要在这里吸烟。)
四、表示过去的行为
would rather也可以用来谈论过去的事情,表示“当时宁愿做了某事”或“宁愿过去做过某事”。此时,可以使用would rather have done sth的结构。例如:
I would rather have stayed at home.(我宁愿当时呆在家里。)
I would rather have taken his advice.(我宁愿过去接受他的意见。)
五、与第三人称连用
当would rather用于第三人称时,可以表达某人倾向于或习惯于做某事。此时,结构为“would rather sb did sth”表示“宁愿某人现在或将来做某事”;或“would rather sb had done sth”表示“宁愿某人过去做过某事”。例如:
He would rather read books than watch TV.(他更喜欢看书而不是看电视。)
I would rather you hadn't rung me at work.(我宁愿你上班时没给我打电话。)
would rather后跟什么从句
'would rather'后跟宾语从句。 'would rather'后接宾语从句时,从句中的谓语动词要采用虚拟语气。如果是对现在或将来情况的描述,从句的谓语动词采用一般过去时;如果是对过去情况的描述,从句的谓语动词采用过去完成时。
宾语从句中谓语动词的使用情况
对现在或将来情况的描述:使用一般过去时,例如“I would rather you did not make any comment on the issue for the time being.”(我宁愿你对这个问题暂时不要作任何评论)。
对过去情况的描述:使用过去完成时,例如“I would rather you hadn't known it.”(我宁愿你不知道这件事)。
具体例句
对现在或将来情况的描述:例如“I would rather you did not make any comment on the issue for the time being.”(我宁愿你对这个问题暂时不要作任何评论)。
对过去情况的描述:例如“I would rather you hadn't known it.”(我宁愿你不知道这件事)。