好词典

grace

UK /ɡreɪs/US /ɡreɪs/

词源

源自拉丁语 'gratia',意为'恩惠、感谢',通过古法语 'grace' 传入英语。

noun

❶ 优雅,指动作、举止或外表上的优美与得体,常用来形容人或动物的姿态。

“She moved with the grace of a dancer.”

(她的动作像舞者一样优雅。)

“The swan glided across the water with effortless grace.”

(天鹅毫不费力地优雅滑过水面。)

❶ 恩典,指上帝或神赐予的仁慈与关爱,常用于宗教语境中。

“They prayed for God's grace to help them through the difficult times.”

(他们祈求上帝的恩典帮助他们度过艰难时期。)

“By the grace of God, they survived the accident.”

(靠着上帝的恩典,他们在事故中幸存下来。)

❶ 宽限期,指允许延迟履行义务或付款的额外时间。

“The bank gave him a 30-day grace period to repay the loan.”

(银行给了他30天的宽限期来偿还贷款。)

“There's a 10-day grace period after the due date for late fees.”

(截止日期后有10天的宽限期才收取滞纳金。)

同义词:elegance, charm, favor, mercy, blessing

verb

❶ 使增光添彩,指通过某人的存在或行为使某场合或事物显得更美好或尊贵。

“The queen graced the ceremony with her presence.”

(女王的出席为仪式增光添彩。)

“His speech graced the occasion with wisdom and humor.”

(他的演讲以智慧和幽默为场合增色。)

同义词:honor, dignify, adorn, embellish

常见短语

with good grace — 欣然接受,指以良好的态度接受不愉快或困难的事情。

“He accepted the criticism with good grace.”

(他欣然接受了批评。)

fall from grace — 失宠,指失去原有的地位、尊重或受欢迎的程度。

“The politician fell from grace after the scandal.”

(这位政治家在丑闻后失势了。)

saving grace — 可取之处,指在整体不太好的情况中唯一值得称赞或挽回局面的优点。

“The movie's saving grace was its beautiful soundtrack.”

(这部电影唯一的可取之处是它优美的配乐。)