与其不如 Its not as good as ; It is better than ; Was not better than
与其说不如说 not so much as
与其说A不如说B not so much A as
与其做某事不如做某事 would rather to do than do ; would prefer to do than do
与其建碑不如除腐 Procuratorial View
他认为与其说这是一项严肃的防御计划,不如说是一种抢占先机的外交策略。
He sees the proposal as more of a diplomatic gambit than a serious defence proposal.
他们说作出这个决定,与其说是出于气愤,不如说是出于悲伤。
They said that the decision was made more in sorrow than in anger.
我与其说是反感威尔的行为,还不如说是讨厌他的个性。
I did not really object to Will's behaviour so much as his personality.
Rather than have the government regulate, we have an industry organization that does it so that the government doesn't have to.
与其由政府出面监督,不如由行业监督组织去进行监管,因此不需政府出头
I think rather than forcing votes, we should focus on education.
我想,与其采取强制投票的方法相比,不如我们更加关注教育。
But that would get very boring, so rather than do that, let's draw a picture.
不过这样做会很枯燥,与其一个一个地算,不如我们画张图吧
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