Meaning of 寧ろ(むしろ) in Japanese

Example Sentences

寧ろ, 寧, むしろ used in context

• 私(わたし)はもっと敵(かたき)(かたき)の抵抗(ていこう)があると踏んでたんだけど、むしろ中枢(ちゅうすう)に進む(すすむ)ほど敵(かたき)(かたき)が減って(へる)きてる(くる)・・・。おかしいと思わない(おもう)かしら？

  I had expected stronger resistance from the enemy but if anything there are less of them as we advance to the centre... Don't you think that's strange?

• むしろロン毛(ロンげ)のほう(かた)が禿げ(はげる)やすいって聞いた(きく)ぞ。

  In fact, I've heard that long hair is more likely to go bald!

• 歴史家(れきしか)の役割(やくわり)は資料(しりょう)の発見(はっけん)や分類(ぶんるい)よりも、むしろその解釈(かいしゃく)と説明(せつめい)にある。

  The role of the historian is less to discover and catalog documents than to interpret and explain them.

• 率直に(そっちょく)言えば(いう)、彼(あれ)は愛国者(あいこくしゃ)というよりはむしろ偽善者(ぎぜんしゃ)だ。

  Frankly speaking, he is more of a hypocrite than a patriot.

• 率直に(そっちょく)言う(いう)と、彼(あれ)は作家(さっか)というよりはむしろ批評家(ひひょうか)だ。

  To put it frankly, he is a critic rather than a writer.

• 問題(もんだい)は費用(ひよう)よりもむしろ時間(じかん)だ。

  The problem is not so much the cost as the time.