blessing
n
1 (usu sing 通常作單數)
(a) God's favour and protection 神恩; 神的保佑
ask for God's blessing 求神保佑.
(b) prayer asking for this (求神保佑的)祈禱.
(c) short prayer of thanks to God before or after a meal (餐前或餐後的)禱告: say a blessing 禱告.
2 (usu sing 通常作單數) good wishes; approval 祝愿; 認可
I cannot give my blessing to such a proposal. 我不能同意這樣的提議.
3 thing that one is glad of; thing that brings happiness 令人高興的事物; 帶來幸福的事物
What a blessing you weren't hurt in the accident! 你在這次事故中沒有受傷, 真是幸運!
4 (idm 習語) a blessing in dis`guise thing that seems unfortunate, but is later seen to be fortunate 初看似乎不幸, 然而過後看來卻是幸運的事; 禍中福
Not getting into university may be a blessing in disguise; I don't think you'd have been happy there. 沒能上大學焉知非福, 我想你在大學里是不會覺得快樂的. count one's blessings=> count1.