rather than 的用法有很多種，以下一一介紹：
would rather A than B
＝would A rather than B
＝prefer to A rather than B
＝prefer A to B ※prefer A to B，此處的 A 與 B 皆為『名詞』，若要用動詞，則須改Ｖing。
She would rather stay home than go to movies.
＝She would stay home rather than go to movies.
＝She prefers to stay home rather than go to movies.
＝She prefers staying home to going to movies.
通常 rather than 常跟 would 這個字連用，變化非常多種！