rather
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日本語WordNet
on the contrary; "rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"; "used English terms instead of Latin ones"
to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy"
more readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die than give up"
to a degree (not used with a negative); "quite tasty"; "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich"
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AIによる解説
An adverb meaning 'preferably,' 'somewhat,' or 'fairly.' 'Rather than' (instead of) and 'would rather' (prefer to) are very important expressions. Also used to soften degree; 'rather good' means 'quite good.'
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He should notify the authorities immediately rather than just telling them when convenient.
彼は都合の良いときに単に伝えるのではなく、すぐに当局に通知すべきです。
He should coordinate activities systematically rather than just organizing things as needed.
彼は必要に応じて単に物事を組織するのではなく、体系的に活動を調整すべきです。
They ought to embrace technological advancements rather than resisting necessary changes.
彼らは必要な変化に抵抗するのではなく、技術的進歩を受け入れるべきです。
Pronunciation data from ipa-dict (MIT License) based on cmudict-ipa by @lingz