rather than的意思是：宁可...也不愿(与其...倒不如，而不是)；
rather than有并列的意思，根据句子的意思来解释。
读音：[ˈrɑ:ðə ðæn]
例句：
1、He probably erred on the conservative rather than the generous side.
他可能过于保守，而不是过于宽宏大量。
2、It was an embryo idea rather than a fully worked proposal.
这只是初步的想法，并非成形的提议。
3、Most of these will be fleeing cold and hunger, rather than fighting.
这些人中的大部分会因饥寒交迫而逃亡，而不是因为战争。
扩展资料
would ... rather than...=would rather..than...
英 [wud ˈrɑ:ðə ðən] 美 [wʊd ˈræðɚ ðən]
释义：宁愿，与其…不如…；
例句：
1、He would rather shoot himself than compromise his principles.
他宁愿一枪打死自己也不愿违背自己的原则。
2、Exit the program as you normally would rather than exiting the application from the Desktop.
按您常用的方式退出程序,而不从桌面上退出
