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むしろ^１ 蓆

a straw mat

(straw) matting

針のむしろ

はり^１.

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むしろ^２ 寧ろ

if anything

rather 《than》

better 《than》

sooner 《than》

first

preferably.

用例

彼ははえぬきの外交官ですか.—いいえ, むしろ学者です. Is he a career diplomat?—No. If anything, he is an academic. やるのが少し早すぎたんじゃないかな.—いや, むしろもっと早くやればよかった. We did it a bit too early, didn't we?—No. If anything, we should have done it earlier. 彼は学者というよりもむしろジャーナリストだ. He is a journalist rather than [more of a journalist than] a scholar.｜He is not so much a scholar as a journalist. 悪いことをして金をもうけるよりはむしろ貧乏でいた方がいい. I would rather be poor than get money by dishonest means.

斎藤和英大辞典

寧ろ

読み方 むしろ

副詞

Rather （than）; sooner （than）; as soon （as）; better （than）; more （than）; first; preferably

用例

生きて恥を掻くならむしろ死ぬ
I would rather die than live in dishonour―I would sooner die than live in dishonour―I would as soon die as live in dishonour―I should prefer death to dishonour―I should choose death before dishonour.

生きて恥を掻くよりむしろと言って彼は死んだ
Rather than live in dishonour, he died.

降参するよりむしろ死ぬ
I would rather die than yield―I would sooner die than yield―I would as soon die as yield―I should prefer death to surrender―I should choose death before surrender.

僕はドイツ語よりむしろフランス語を取る
I would take French in preference to German―I should prefer French to German.

不得要領なことを言うならむしろなにも言わない方がましだ
Better say nothing than nothing to the purpose.

むしろ鶏口となるも牛尾となるなかれ
“Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse.”

むしろ貧を楽しむにしかず
“Better be poor than wicked.”

彼は学者というよりもむしろ文章家のほうだ
He is more of a writer than a scholar―He is not so much a scholar as a writer.

君よりも僕の方がむしろ悪い
I am more to blame than you.

（そんなことをするより）むしろ死ぬ
I will die first.

彼は昨夜遅くと言うよりもむしろ今朝早くかえった
He returned late last night, or rather early this morning.

どちらかというとむしろそうらしい
It is rather likely than otherwise―as likely as not.

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蓆

読み方 むしろ

名詞

1

A straw-mat; matting

用例

蓆を敷く
to spread a mat on the ground

死骸には蓆がかぶせてある
The corpse is covered with a mat.

花蓆
flowered matting―fancy matting

2

（＝会）a party

用例

月の蓆
a moonlight party

JMdict

寧ろ

読み方：むしろ

寧 とも書く

（副詞） rather; better; instead

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筵

読み方：むしろ、えん

蓆、莚、席 とも書く

(1)

（名詞） woven mat (esp. one made of straw)

(2)

（古語） seat

ライフサイエンス辞書

むしろ

***** むしろ

(adv) rather ****

関連語

ある程度

ratherの共起表現

日英・英日専門用語辞書

莚

straw mat

日英固有名詞辞典

むしろ

日本人苗字

延、莚

英語式	ヘボン式	訓令式	ワープロ式
Mushiro	Mushiro	Musiro	Musiro