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I'd rather… 是什麼意思?怎麼用

“I'd rather...” 是 “I would rather...” 的縮寫,表示“我更願意……/我寧可……”。它常用來在幾個選擇裡說自己的偏好,也常用來委婉但明確地拒絕,比如 “I'd rather not.”

什麼時候說

  • 說自己更想選哪個:"I'd rather take a taxi."
  • 表示不想做某事:"I'd rather not say."
  • 比較兩個做法或選擇:"I'd rather hear it from a doctor than from a search bar."
  • 表示你寧可現在處理,也不想以後更麻煩:"I'd rather deal with it now than have a bigger problem later."

語氣: 語氣通常是自然、禮貌、偏口語的;比直接說 "No" 更柔和,但有時也會顯得很堅決。

注意: 不要按中文直譯成 "I more prefer",也不要說 "I'd rather to go"。正確說法是 "I'd rather go",因為後面接動詞原形。

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I'd rather not say. It's a secret.我不太想說,這是秘密。被問工資 · 日常
I'd rather not donate to the station twice. Is it a long walk?那我還是別給地鐵站多送錢了。要走很久嗎?地鐵換乘 · 進階
No worries—I'd rather hear the warning now than get an encore later.沒事,我寧願現在聽你提醒,也不想待會兒它返場。點餐時說過敏 · 進階
Just ibuprofen, and I'd rather hear it from a doctor than a search bar.就吃了布洛芬,而且我還是更想聽醫生說,不想聽搜尋框說。看醫生 · 進階
Good. I'd rather not catch you.那就好。我可不想接住你。健身房問器械 · 入門
I'd rather focus on this role and its responsibilities.我更想聊這個崗位和它的職責。面試談薪資 · 日常
All right, let's shift the demo—I'd rather laugh at your joke than the slides.行,那就把演示往後挪——我寧可笑你的玩笑,也別笑幻燈片。開會發言 · 進階
Deal, I'd rather flag a taxi than watch that suitcase win again.成交,我寧可幫你攔車,也不想再看那箱子贏一次。帶老外叫車 · 進階
Please do—I'd rather the ATM didn't start a collection with my card.麻煩了——我可不想讓這台ATM拿我的卡開收藏。ATM吞卡 · 進階
Perfect. Could you save my messages too? I'd rather not explain those poems.太好了。還能幫我把訊息保住嗎?那些“詩”我真不想解釋。修手機屏 · 進階
Exactly. I'd rather push the launch two days than make the printer look calm.對啊。我寧可把上線推遲兩天,也不想顯得印表機都比我們淡定。同意和不同意 · 進階
Exactly, and I'd rather not spend the flight as a popsicle.對啊,我可不想這一路凍成根冰棒。飛機上要毯子 · 進階

相近說法

I'd prefer to...

意思很近,語氣更中性一點,寫作和正式場合也很常見。

I'd like to...

更柔和,常用於說計劃或願望,但“比較兩個選擇”的感覺沒有 "I'd rather" 那麼強。

I'd sooner...

也自然,在英式英語裡更常見一些,意思和 "I'd rather" 很接近。

常見問題

"I'd rather" 後面要接什麼?

後面通常接動詞原形,比如 "I'd rather stay"、"I'd rather not go"。如果說的是別人做某事,也常見 "I'd rather you didn't..." 這種說法。

"I'd rather" 和 "I'd prefer" 有什麼區別?

兩者都對,也都很自然。"I'd rather" 更口語,也更像當場做選擇;"I'd prefer to" 稍微更中性或正式一點。

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