與其…不如…rather… than…； more… than…；prefer…to…
與其說是遠隔重洋，不如說是隔海相望。It is more fitting to say that (our two countries) are neighbors across the ocean than to describe them as being strangers separated by it./你與其坐飛機，不如坐船。It is better for you to go by boat than by plane./與其說是偶然事故，不如說是故意挑釁。It is not so much an accident as a deliberate provocation./與其修改決議草案，不如予以撤回。We would rather withdraw the draft resolution than amend it. |