rather
(1) rather than 毋寧.../還不如:
He is a writer rather than a scholar.
說他是個學者,「毋寧」說他是個作家.
(2) 「更確切」:
I should rather think so. 我「確」信如此.
(3) 「相當」:
It is rather hot in here. 這裡的天氣「相當」熱.
(4) 「(反)而」(當連接詞用):
It wasn't a help, rather a hindrance.
那不是幫忙,反而是妨礙.
欲知yet和rather更詳細的用法說明,
請參考《最新實用英美語慣用法辭典》
劉寶旭、傅勇林 主編,建宏出版社,1997.
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