英語「rather」の意味・使い方・読み方 | Weblio英和辞書 〈…より〉 むしろ 〈than〉 He's a writer rather than a scholar 彼は 学者 というよりは 文筆家 だ It's sultry rather than warm 暑い というよりむしろ むし暑い They're screaming rather than singing 彼らは 歌 っ ている というよりむしろ 絶叫 している She telephoned rather than wrote
英語「prefer」の意味・使い方・読み方 | Weblio英和辞書 Example: I prefer to die honorably rather than live in shame If the second verb is the same as the first, it can be elided: I prefer to eat fish rather than meat
英語「likely」の意味・読み方・表現 | Weblio英和辞書 使用する際の注意点 The adverb is more common in US English than in British English As an adverb, likely is often preceded by a modifier such as most or quite