而不是;而不。例句：What made you choose the one rather than the other?你怎么選了這個而不是那個？

1）當比較兩種選擇或偏好時，用來表達更重視某一個選擇或偏好。

常用于并行結構中，可以與兩個形容詞／副詞／名詞／動詞原形或-ing形式。

He wanted to be an actor rather than a comedian.

2）Rather than通常用在兩個被比較的事物之間，也可把它用在句子的開頭。

當與動詞連用時，要使用動詞原形或動詞分詞形式（-ing）:

Rather than pay the taxi fare, he walked home. （用動詞原形最為常見）

What made you choose the one rather than the other?

你怎么選了這個而不是那個？

It now seems a probability rather than just a possibility.

這件事似乎十拿九穩(wěn)，而不是僅有可能。

The decision was based on emotion rather than rational thought.

這個決定不是基于理性的思量而是基于感情作出的。

Good writing is unfortunately the exception rather than the rule.

惋惜優(yōu)秀的文字作品真是可遇不可求。

The report was a device used to hide rather than reveal problems.

這份報告不是揭露問題而是為掩蓋問題而耍的花招。

來源：高三網(wǎng)