'If rather' 에 관한 정보 정리

If rather 뜻 정리

 

 

1. The file was entertaining, if rather lightweight

 

→ Although relatively/comparatively lightweight, the film was entertaining.

 

설명글 

if there is a conjunction and means: "despite being". rather is an adverb there and means: "to a certain or significant extent or degree"
The whole statement could be understood to mean something like:
Although relatively/comparatively lightweight, the film was entertaining.

 

2. he's nice, if rather patronizing.
→ He is nice, even though he is also rather patronizing. 

설명글

In this case, the sentence is equivalent to:
He is nice, even though he is also rather patronizing.