[釋義]
(副)寧可。
[構成]
動賓式：寧｜愿
[例句]
寧愿犧牲；也不退卻。（作狀語）

甘心、情愿、寧肯、寧可、甘愿

1.would rather; better; as soon; would rather ... than ...; don't want anything else, only ...; should like to; prefer to; better ... than ...; would do sth. before; would sooner ... than do sth.

◎ 寧愿 nìngyuàn
[would rather;better] 寧肯
寧愿吃苦受累,也要把工作做好
表明兩者相較，情愿選取某一方面。 明 吳承恩 《諫采捕江南水鳥表》：“寧愿使小臣獲罪，受不恭違詔之誅，豈可令 元后 蒙誣，來從欲勞人之謗?！?田漢 《獲虎之夜》：“我寧愿在這近邊討飯，我寧愿一個人睡在戲臺下面，我不愿離開這個地方。”