instead of和rather than和 in place of的区别

instead of和rather than和in place of的区别

rather than 是一个并列连词，用法比较复杂，现归纳如下：

1. rather than 与would 连用时，构成“would rather...than...”句式，意思是“宁愿……而不愿……”，表示主观愿望，即在两者之中选择其一。例如：

She'd rather die than lose the children. 她宁愿死也不愿失去孩子们。

2. rather than 不与would连用时，表示客观事实，意为“是……而不是……；与其……不如……”。它连接的并列成分可以是名词、代词、形容词、介词(短语)、动名词、分句、不定式、动词等。现分述如下：

(1) 连接两个名词或代词

He is an explorer rather than a sailor. 与其说他是一个海员，不如说他是一个探险者。

You rather than I are going to go camping. 是你而不是我要去要野营。

注意：rather than 连接两个名词或代词作主语时，谓语动词应与rather than 前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致。

(2) 连接两个形容词

The sweater she bought was beautiful rather than cheap. 与其说她买的这件羊毛衫便宜不如说它漂亮。

(3) 连接两个介词(短语)或动名词

We will have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the great hall. 我们是在教室里开会，不是在大厅里。

She enjoys singing rather than dancing. 她喜欢唱歌，而不喜欢跳舞。

(4) 连接两个分句

We should help him rather than he should help us. 是我们应该帮助他而不是他应该帮助我们。

(5) 连接两个不定式

I decided to write rather than (to) telephone. 我决定写信而不打电话。

注意：rather than 后接不定式时，不定式可以带to，也可以不带to, 如上句。但rather than位于句首时，则只能接不带to 的不定式。如：Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them at half price. 他唯恐蔬菜烂掉，把它们以半价卖掉了。

(6) 连接两个动词

He ran rather than walked. 他是跑来的，而不是走来的。

注意：这里rather than 后用了walked，而没有用walk，表示客观事实，而不是主观愿望。如果换成walk，则作“宁愿……而不愿……”解。

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Instead of … 而不是/而不能。。。

eg.My parents just called me. I'm afraid I have to have dinner with them instead of shopping with you tonight

我父母刚打电话给来，我恐怕不得不回家和他们吃晚饭了，今晚不能陪你逛街了。

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in place of :代替的意思

eg. I will go to this meeting in place of you.

我会代替你去参加这次会议。

instead of和in place of他们两个都是“代替”的意思。基本上没有什么区别。在使用时，介词of 后面跟名词或名词性短语。看两个例句：

He will go instead of you.

他将代替你去。

Plastics are now often used in place of wood or metal.

现在塑料经常被用来代替木料或金属。

另外instead of还会有下面的情况：Let's watch TV instead of playing football.

即“做...而不做...”; in place of 多用于一种物质替换另一物质。

instead of的用法

Today I'll do my homework in my bedroom________.

A.instead in the classroom

B.instead of the classroom

C.instead of in the classroom

D.or in the classroom instead

本题应该选C. instead of是介词短语,意思是"代替"、"而不",但在实际应用中它常常起着连接词的作用,在句中连接前后两部分平行对称的名词、形容词、副词、代词、动名词、不定式、介词短语、从句等。下面通过例句分类说明。

1. 连接两个名词

Shall we have fish instead of meat today? 我们今天吃鱼不吃肉,好吗?

2. 连接两个代词

Give me this instead of that. 给我这个,不要那个。

Give me the red one instead of the green one. 给我那个红色的,不要绿色的。

3. 连接两个形容词

He felt proud instead of ashamed of it. 他对此事感到骄傲而不是惭愧。

This is dull instead of interesting. 这不但没有趣,反而很枯燥的。

4. 连接两个形容词比较级

Things are getting worse instead of better. 情况变得越来越糟糕,而不是越来越好。When water freezes, it becomes larger instead of smaller in volume. 水结冰时,其体积是变大而不是变小。

5. 连接两个副词

You should be out instead of in on such a fine day. 天气这么好,你应该出去走走,不要呆在家里。

He is walking quickly instead of slowly. 他走得很快,而不是很慢。

6. 连接两个介词短语

They went there on foot instead of by bus. 他们没有坐公共汽车而是步行到那里去。We will have tea in the garden instead of in the house. 我们将在花园里而不是在房间里喝茶。

7. 连接两个谓语动词

On freezing water expands instead of contracts. 水在结冰时要膨胀而不是收缩。That increased instead of decreased our anxiety. 那不但没有减少反而增加了我们的忧虑。

8. 连接两个动名词

She prefers making her own clothes instead of

buying them in the shops. 她宁可自己缝制衣服而不愿到服装店去买。

9. 连接两个带to的动词不定式

He wants to see the film instead of to play football. 他想看电影,不想踢足球。

He proposes to do some work instead of to watch television. 他建议去做点事而不是看电视。

10. 连接两个不带to的动词不定式

A word of encouragement might have made me

respect instead of hate him. 一句鼓励的话本来可以使我尊敬他而不讨厌他。

11. 连接两个从句

I told him about it as he was at home instead of as he was in the office. 我是在家里而不是在办公室把这件事告诉他的。