Grace
[ ɡres ]
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n. 恩泽;优雅;慈悲;魅力;
v. 使优美;惠赐;
💡 词根助记
grace=grat 感激→ 感激别人态度一定好 → 文雅
📝 例句
She moved with grace.
她风姿秀逸。
He declined the invitation with stately grace.
他庄严而文雅地谢绝了邀请。
He married a lady with many graces.
他娶了一位有许多美德的淑女。
Carrie had never come in contact with such grace.
嘉莉从前没有和这样洒脱的人相处过。
Do you retain the custom [tradition, habit] of saying grace?
你还保持饭前饭后作祷告的习惯吗?
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ grace-优美,brace-支柱:优美支柱
※ g-拼音“哥”,race-赛跑:哥哥赛跑时动作优美
※ g-拼音“哥”,race-比赛:哥哥在体操比赛上动作优美
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-ami-表示“喜爱”
常见变体有-amat-、-em-
📖 牛津释义
grace
n
1 [U] quality of simple elegant beauty (esp in smoothly controlled movement) 优美（尤指动作顺畅协调）
the grace with which a ballerina leaps into the air 芭蕾舞女演员腾空起舞的优美姿势.
2 [U] God's mercy and favour towards mankind; influence and result of this 上帝对人类的慈悲和恩典; 天恩的应验
By the grace of God their lives were spared. 蒙上帝恩宠, 他们免於一死.
Did he die in a state of grace? ie strengthened and inspired by God, esp after having been pardoned and given the Sacraments. 他临终是否曾蒙主感召?（尤指受到宽恕後行圣礼）
(saying 谚) There, but for the grace of God, go I/we, ie sth equally bad might have happened to me/us. 你瞧, 若非天恩眷顾, 我[我们]也难幸免.
3 [U] extra time allowed to renew a licence, pay an insurance premium, etc after the day when it is due 宽限; 缓期
have a couple of days' grace 有一两天的宽限期
Payment is due today, but I gave her a week's grace, ie an extra week to pay. 今天付款到期, 但我给了她一个星期的宽限.
4 [U] favour; goodwill 恩惠; 善意
He had been the king's favourite, and his sudden fall from grace surprised everyone. 他本是国王的幸臣, 一朝失宠众人无不感到意外.
an act of grace, ie freely given, not taken as a right 恩惠（迳自施予的, 并非受者有此权利）.
5 [C usu pl 通常作复数]
pleasing accomplishment 风度; 魅力; 长处; 才艺
well-versed in the social graces 社交风度潇洒的.
6 [U, C] short prayer of thanks before or after a meal （饭前或饭後的）谢恩祈祷
Father said
(a) grace. 父亲做了饭前谢恩祈祷.
7 His/Her/Your Grace [C]
(used as a title when speaking to or of an archbishop, a duke or a duchess 用作称呼或提及大主教、 公爵、 公爵夫人、 女公爵的尊称)
Good morning, Your Grace! 大人, 早上好!
Their Graces, the Duke and Duchess of Kent 肯特公爵及公爵夫人阁下.
8 the Graces [pl]
(in Greek myth) three beautiful sister goddesses who gave beauty, charm and happiness to humans （希腊神话中）美惠三女神（赐予人类美丽、 魅力和快乐者）.
9 (idm 习语) airs and graces => air1. have the grace to do sth be polite enough to do sth 出於礼貌而做某事
He might have had the grace to say he was sorry! 他本可以出於礼貌说声抱歉的嘛! in sb's good `graces approved of and favoured by sb 为某人赞同和喜爱
I'm not in her good graces at the moment. 我此刻尚未讨得她的欢心. a saving grace => save1. with
(a) bad/good `grace reluctantly and rudely/willingly and cheerfully 勉强而粗鲁地[欣然而情愿地]
She apologized with
(a) bad grace. 她很勉强地道了歉.
They withdrew their objections with as good a grace as they could manage. 他们极力装出情愿的样子撤回了反对意见. year of grace => year. grace, v
1 [Tn] decorate or adorn (sth) 修饰或装扮（某物）
Fine paintings graced the walls of the room. 这些精美的绘画使四壁生辉.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (with sth) give honour or dignity to sb/sth 给某人[某事物]以荣耀或光彩
The Queen is gracing us with her presence. 女王莅临使我们不胜荣幸.
The occasion was graced by the presence of the Queen. 女王驾临使场面增辉.
🎯 考研助记
格蕾丝(谐音):格蕾丝女神赐人魅力与美丽 哥哥(g)跑步(race)姿势很 优雅
🔁 扩展释义
*[greis]n. 优雅, 风度, 慈悲, 恩惠, 体面, 赦免, 恩典, 谢恩祷告vt. 使优美【经】 缓期(票据等到期后的)宽限
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Will you help me fix up this sheet? Then it'll give us some shade.
帮我固定一下布单，好吗？这样可以给我们一些阴凉。
He sat in the darkness and listened to the people around him.
他坐在黑暗处，听着周围的人在讲话。
I guessed, extremely old.
我猜测是极古老的东西。