'd rather是had rather还是would rather

问题描述

请问 'd rather 中省略的那个词是 had 还是 would，另外这两个的用法怎么区分呢？

老师答疑

黎老师：

'd rather = would rather 或 had rather。一般地说， would rather 和 had rather并没有什么区别，都表示“宁愿，宁可，与其......不如”的意思，但 would rather 比 had rather 用得普遍一些。
1. I'd rather rent the cottage. 我宁愿租下这乡间别墅。
2. I'd rather not say anything. 我宁愿什么也不说。
3. I'd rather take the slowest train than go there by air. 我宁愿坐最慢的火车，也不乘飞机去那儿。
4. He'd rather be out playing golf. 他宁可出去打高尔夫球。
（以上摘自赵振才教授编著的《英语常见问题解答大词典》增订版）