rathe

a. 较普通时刻[时期]早的, 早熟的 adv. 过早地, 迅捷地

发音

其它 /ɹeɪð/

词形变化

rather 比较级 rathest rathest 最高级

别名

rath

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Ripening or blooming early.

    诗歌
adv.
  1. 1.

    Quickly.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    Early in the morning.

    诗歌

词源

From Middle English rathe, from Old English hraþe, from Proto-West Germanic *hraþō, *hradō (“quickly”), from *hraþ, *hrad (“quick”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kret- (“quick; to move quickly”). Cognate with German Low German radd, ratt (“rashly; quickly; hastily”), and German gerade (“now, just, exactly”); compare Dutch rad (“quick, swift”), Norwegian rad (“quick, direct”), Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌰 (raþiza, “easier”).

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