一个简单的英语搭配问题

一个简单的英语搭配问题
如此漂亮的一个女人 英文翻译是
rather a beautiful woman 还是rather beautiful a woman?
为什么?顺便说说rather的用法吧

This use of had shows an unbroken line of usage running back to Middle English,and traditional criticisms of these constructions are unfounded.· Before an unmodified noun only rather a is used:It was rather a disaster.When the noun is preceded by an adjective,however,both rather a and a rather are found:It was rather a boring party.It was a rather boring party.When a rather is used in this construction,rather can be construed as qualifying only the adjective,whereas with rather a it can be construed as qualifying either the adjective or the entire noun phrase.Thus a rather long ordeal can mean only “an ordeal that is rather long,” whereas rather a long ordeal can also mean roughly “a long process that is something of an ordeal.” Rather a is the only possible choice when the adjective itself does not permit modification:The horse was rather a long shot (not The horse was a rather long shot ).See Usage Note at better 1should
Had 的这种使用方法可以一直追溯到中古英语,但历史上并没有对此方法批评的记载.在一个没有修饰词的名词前,一般只使用rather a ：真是一场灾难.但当名词前有形容词时,rather a 和 a rather 就都能使用了：It was rather a boring party .It was a rather a boring party .在这种搭配中,如果使用a rather ,rather 只是用来修饰这个形容词； 如果使用rather a,那么同时修饰形容词和名词,即可认为修饰形容词也可以为修饰名词词组.因此a rather long ordeal 的意思仅指布道很长,而rather a long ordeal 则可概略地指一个“像布道似的漫长过程.” 如果形容词本身没有引申义,那么就只能使用rather a ：The horse was rather a long shot （而不是 The horse was a rather long shot ) 参见 better1should