意思上两个单词没有区别,其区别在于句型和不同语法规定
I prefer this to that
I prefer doing this to that
I prefer doing this to doing that
I would prefer this instead of that
I would rather do this than that
I would rather be doing this than that
I would rather be doing this than doing that
上面是几个语法正确的句型。
请看例句:
I would prefer to have dinner at 6 pm. instead of 7 pm.
I would rather have dinner at 6 pm. than at 7 pm.
两句意思一样。
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有区别的.
Rather 后面直接跟动词,而Prefer后面要加不定式(to+动词)
你图片里的第一个问题如果用两种方式分别回答应该是:
I would rather have the appointment at 10.或者I would prefer to have the appointment at 10.
更详细具体的解释:
Rather and Prefer are words used to show a choice from
different options.
For example:
1.Would you rather eat pizza or pasta?
I would rather eat pizza
2.Would you prefer to eat pizza or pasta?
I would prefer to eat pizza.
The structure of these sentences are the same except for one
small difference:
Would Rather is followed by a base verb and Would Prefer is
followed by an infinitive.
1.Subject + Would + Rather + Base Verb
I would rather live in a warm country.
I would rather go to a different restaurant.
2.Subject + Would + Prefer + To + Verb
I would prefer to live in a warm country.
She would prefer to meet on Monday
以would prefer to do sth(后面的to do形式不受would 影响,是prefer to do用法). would rather do sth.(would 后面用动词原形,而rather只是个副词而已)