与其宁愿英语的意思是 “would rather” 或 “prefer”。这个短语来源于英文 “rather”，意思是 “宁愿”，与 “would” 连用表示意愿或偏好。例句：

I would rather stay home than go to the party. (我宁愿呆在家里也不去参加聚会。)

He would rather die than surrender. (他宁死也不会投降。)

注意，与其宁愿在口语中经常缩写为 “I'd rather” 或 “he'd rather”。例句：

I'd rather stay home than go to the party. (我宁愿呆在家里也不去参加聚会。)

He'd rather die than surrender. (他宁死也不会投降。)