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  1. 豈可怎麼可以史記··陸賈》:馬上寧可馬上?」·柳毅傳》:然而洞庭塵間寧可致意?」

  2. 寧願滿意情況抉擇儒林外史·》:出去不出什麼事業高人所以寧可不出。」紅樓夢·》:寧可自己落不是豈敢帶累?」寧願情願

preferably, one would prefer to...(or not to...)​, would rather, (would)​ be better to, (to pick)​ the lesser of two evils
plutôt, mieux vaut
lieber, vorzugsweise (Adv)​