具體看rather than的意義與用法：
1．跟情態(tài)動詞would,should,will等連用構成固定搭配,有時rather than可以分開,意為“寧可”、“與其……倒不如”.此時,"rather than+ do sth".
例如：
I'd rather than go there by air．我寧愿乘飛機去那里.
2．作準并列連詞,相等于and not,意義為：是...,而不是...:可以+doing 或 to do.例如：
1）He was engaged in writing "rather than" reading the newspaper．他正忙著寫東西,而不是 在讀報紙."rather than+ doing"
2）He is to be pitied rather than to be disliked．他應該得到憐憫而不是厭惡."rather than+ to do"
所以意義表“寧愿”+do sth; 表“是...,而不是...:”++doing 或 to do.
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