The set of speech sounds we use has not necessarily remained stable since the appearance of human beings, but rather the huge variety of speech sounds that we find today is the product of a complex interplay of things like biological change and cultural evolution.
本段摘自2022年高考英语全国卷1阅读理解D。
请问句中的 but rather 是什么用法?什么意思?
这里的 but rather 与前面的 not 构成一个固定搭配:not...but rather...(不是……而是……),与not...but...意思相同,加上rather更强调其反面。
The walls were not white, but rather a sort of dirty grey. 墙面不是白的,而是灰不溜秋的。
The problem is not their lack of funding, but rather their lack of planning.问题不在于他们缺少资金,而在于缺乏计划。
Our aim was not to punish the rich, but rather to bring justice to the poor. 我们的目的不是惩罚富人,而是为穷人伸张正义。
网友的句子:
The set of speech sounds we use has not necessarily remained stable since the appearance of human beings, but rather the huge variety of speech sounds that we find today is the product of a complex interplay of things like biological change and cultural evolution.
我们所使用的这套语音系统并非人类出现以来一直都保持没变,我们今天发现的各种各样的语音其实是生物变化和文化进化等相互作用的产物。
not A but rather B , not为否定副词,but为连词,rather为副词,与but连用,加强语气作用,表示提出不同或相反的观点“相反,反而,而是”,rather可省略
【1】如果A和B的主语相同,则B为单词或者短语,可以看出省略前面相同的部分。
He is not stupid, but (rather) lazy.他不是笨,而是懒惰。
Properly speaking,that is not a dictionary, but (rather) a grammar.
严格说来,那不是一本词典,而是一本语法书。
He goes to school not by bus, but (rather)on foot.
他去上学不是乘公共汽车,而是走路去的。
The value of life lies not in the length of days, but (rather) in the use that we make of them
生命的价值不在于活了多少天,而在于我们如何使用这些日子。
备注:在通常情况下,B为单词或者短语,但有时候是也可以为句子
What makes his parents worry is not his grades but (rather) that he hasn't any interest in learning.
使他父母担心的不是他的分数成绩而是他对学习毫无兴趣。
【2】如果A和B的主语不相同,则B为具有主谓结构句子,且后面主语不能省略。
Tom is not good at English, but (rather)his sister is good at English.
汤姆不擅长英语,而是他的妹妹擅长英语。
备注:网友的句子属于第2种情况。
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