这里并不是rather than。而仅仅讨论的是instead和rather的区别。 区别就在于：instead可以表示一种对比。看柯林斯字典的解释： 2 [ADV] ADV with clIf you do not do something, but do something else instead, you do the second thing and not the first thing, as the result of a choice or a change of behaviour. 而rather并没有表示对比的意思。还是见柯林斯字典的解释： 2 [ADV] ADV with cl/groupYou use rather when you are correcting something that you have just said, especially when you are describing a particular situation after saying what it is not. 4 [ADV] ADV adj/adv, ADV a n, ADV compar, ADV too adj/adv, ADV prepYou use rather to indicate that something is true to a fairly great extent, especially when you are talking about something unpleasant or undesirable. 5 [ADV] ADV before vYou use rather before verbs that introduce your thoughts and feelings, in order to express your opinion politely, especially when a different opinion has been expressed. I rather think he was telling the truth...按照原文，是要表示一种对比，因此，rather不能代替instead.当然，rather than是表示对比的意思，但是选项中并没有出现。还是见柯林斯字典的解释：You use rather than when you are contrasting two things or situations. Rather than introduces the thing or situation that is not true or that you do not want. 还请仔细体会英文释义。 -- by 会员 yichousun (2008/8/10 23:59:00)
我在朗文字典查到的也是类似的解释:
- 朗文解释:
fairly or to some degree
I was rather surprised to see him with his ex-wife.
He was limping rather badly.
My own position is rather different.
Abigail's always been rather adifficult child. BrE
Isn't it rather late (=a little too late) to startchanging all the arrangements?
Actually I rather like the newstyle of architecture. BrE
It was a nice house, but rather too small for a family of four. BrE
The task proved to be rather moredifficult than I had expected. BrE
would rather
used to say that youwould prefer to do or have something
I'd rather have a quiet night in front of the TV.
We could eat later if you would rather do that.
'I think you'd better ask her.' ' I'd rather not (=I do not want to) .'
would rather ... than ...
I'd rather die than apologize to Helen.
I'd rather you didn't go out alone (=I do not wantyou to go) .
rather than
instead of
I think you'd call it a lecture rather than a talk.
Rather than go straight on to university why not getsome work experience first?
Bryson decided to quit rather than accept the newrules.
or rather
used before correctingsomething that you have said, or giving more specific information
We all went in Vic's car, or rather his father's.
not ... but rather ...
used to say that onething is not true but a different thing is true
The problem is not their lack of funding, but rathertheir lack of planning.
rather you/him/her/them than me
spoken used to say that you are glad that you are not going tobe doing something that someone else will be doing
Rather!
BrE spoken old-fashioned used to agree with someone
WORDCHOICE: rather,fairly, quite, pretty
Rather, fairly, quite, and prettyare all used to say that something is true to some degree, but not completelyor extremely : She's rather shy. | You should find the test fairly easy. | It took quite a long time (NOT a quite long time).|His English is pretty good.
Rather is fairly formal but can be used in spoken English,especially British English. In American English it is more usual to use pretty . In both American and British English, pretty is more usual in speech than in writing.
Quite can also be used in front of an adjective or adverb, and inBritish English a verb, to mean 'completely'. This is a fairly formal use : You are quite wrong. |I quite understand your feelings.
——简单总结一下就是：rather可以单独使用也可以和其他词连用,但是单独使用的时候不表示相反的意思,而是表示"在某种程度上说".要表示"相反"的意思的时候,必须用:wouldrather/would rather…than…/rather than…/not…but rather/rather A than B.
所以这里OG上说rather的用法不完整,因为要表达相反的话,这里要用rather than才正确. | 
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