rather /'ræðә/
Meaning
English definition
- (adv.) on the contrary; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"
- (adv.) to some (great or small) extent
Chinese translation
- adv. 宁可, 稍微, 相当
Word details
- Part of speech
- adverb / preposition
- Pronunciation
- /'ræðә/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam
- Frequency
- Zipf 5.32 · Common
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