柯林斯词典看到一句话:I would much rather that you asked Mrs Zuckerman any questions pertaining to herself.
另外,牛津词典上有一句话:‘Do you mind if I smoke?’ ‘Well, I'd rather you didn't'
这两个句子中主句中除了助动词would和副词rather, 似乎没有谓语动词。
虽然是习惯用法,还是希望高手从语法的角度分析下。勿喷。
would rather后接that从句时,would为及物动词,that从句必须用虚拟语气谓语。
will在早期英语中为实意动词,演变到现代英语则只是情态动词了。
形容词willing 其实就是早期实意动词will的现在分词。
词典would的释义之一:
15 old-fashioned + literary — used to say that you wish something was true, had happened, etc.
I would [=wish] I were young again.
— usually + that
I would [=wish] that he had lived. = Would that he had lived.
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