Grace
[ ɡres ]
第2級
其它 Other
n. 恩澤;優雅;慈悲;魅力;
v. 使優美;惠賜;
?? 詞根助記
grace=grat 感激→ 感激別人態度一定好 → 文雅
?? 例句
She moved with grace.
她風姿秀逸。
He declined the invitation with stately grace.
他莊嚴而文雅地謝絕了邀請。
He married a lady with many graces.
他娶了一位有許多美德的淑女。
Carrie had never come in contact with such grace.
嘉莉從前沒有和這樣灑脫的人相處過。
Do you retain the custom [tradition, habit] of saying grace?
你還保持飯前飯后作禱告的習慣嗎?
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ grace-優美,brace-支柱:優美支柱
※ g-拼音“哥”,race-賽跑:哥哥賽跑時動作優美
※ g-拼音“哥”,race-比賽:哥哥在體操比賽上動作優美
? 同義詞
?? 反義詞
?? 詞根
-ami-表示“喜愛”
常見變體有-amat-、-em-
?? 牛津釋義
grace
n
1 [U] quality of simple elegant beauty (esp in smoothly controlled movement) 優美（尤指動作順暢協調）
the grace with which a ballerina leaps into the air 芭蕾舞女演員騰空起舞的優美姿勢.
2 [U] God's mercy and favour towards mankind; influence and result of this 上帝對人類的慈悲和恩典; 天恩的應驗
By the grace of God their lives were spared. 蒙上帝恩寵, 他們免於一死.
Did he die in a state of grace? ie strengthened and inspired by God, esp after having been pardoned and given the Sacraments. 他臨終是否曾蒙主感召?（尤指受到寬恕後行圣禮）
(saying 諺) There, but for the grace of God, go I/we, ie sth equally bad might have happened to me/us. 你瞧, 若非天恩眷顧, 我[我們]也難幸免.
3 [U] extra time allowed to renew a licence, pay an insurance premium, etc after the day when it is due 寬限; 緩期
have a couple of days' grace 有一兩天的寬限期
Payment is due today, but I gave her a week's grace, ie an extra week to pay. 今天付款到期, 但我給了她一個星期的寬限.
4 [U] favour; goodwill 恩惠; 善意
He had been the king's favourite, and his sudden fall from grace surprised everyone. 他本是國王的幸臣, 一朝失寵眾人無不感到意外.
an act of grace, ie freely given, not taken as a right 恩惠（逕自施予的, 并非受者有此權利）.
5 [C usu pl 通常作復數]
pleasing accomplishment 風度; 魅力; 長處; 才藝
well-versed in the social graces 社交風度瀟灑的.
6 [U, C] short prayer of thanks before or after a meal （飯前或飯後的）謝恩祈禱
Father said
(a) grace. 父親做了飯前謝恩祈禱.
7 His/Her/Your Grace [C]
(used as a title when speaking to or of an archbishop, a duke or a duchess 用作稱呼或提及大主教、 公爵、 公爵夫人、 女公爵的尊稱)
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閣下.
8 the Graces [pl]
(in Greek myth) three beautiful sister goddesses who gave beauty, charm and happiness to humans （希臘神話中）美惠三女神（賜予人類美麗、 魅力和快樂者）.
9 (idm 習語) airs and graces => air1. have the grace to do sth be polite enough to do sth 出於禮貌而做某事
He might have had the grace to say he was sorry! 他本可以出於禮貌說聲抱歉的嘛! in sb's good `graces approved of and favoured by sb 為某人贊同和喜愛
I'm not in her good graces at the moment. 我此刻尚未討得她的歡心. a saving grace => save1. with
(a) bad/good `grace reluctantly and rudely/willingly and cheerfully 勉強而粗魯地[欣然而情愿地]
She apologized with
(a) bad grace. 她很勉強地道了歉.
They withdrew their objections with as good a grace as they could manage. 他們極力裝出情愿的樣子撤回了反對意見. year of grace => year. grace, v
1 [Tn] decorate or adorn (sth) 修飾或裝扮（某物）
Fine paintings graced the walls of the room. 這些精美的繪畫使四壁生輝.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (with sth) give honour or dignity to sb/sth 給某人[某事物]以榮耀或光彩
The Queen is gracing us with her presence. 女王蒞臨使我們不勝榮幸.
The occasion was graced by the presence of the Queen. 女王駕臨使場面增輝.
?? 考研助記
格蕾絲(諧音):格蕾絲女神賜人魅力與美麗 哥哥(g)跑步(race)姿勢很 優雅
?? 擴展釋義
*[greis]n. 優雅, 風度, 慈悲, 恩惠, 體面, 赦免, 恩典, 謝恩禱告vt. 使優美【經】 緩期(票據等到期后的)寬限
?? 同詞根單詞
?? 同為「CET-4」詞匯
查看全部CET-4詞匯 ›??? 情景例句
Thus Ellis Island became known as the Island of Tears.
想要進入美國的人都必須經過多次的智力測驗和體格檢查，大約有200萬人不準入境。因此，埃利斯島被人們稱為“眼淚島”。
She also brought me into touch with everything that could be felt--- soil, wood, silk. As I look back upon those years, I am struck by Annie's wisdom.
她還使我接觸到一切可以觸摸到的東西--土壤、木頭、絲綢等。
As in Australia, the first settlers found many strange birds and animals that exist nowhere else in the world.
正如在澳大利亞一樣，第一批移民發現了許多在世界別的地方不存在的珍奇鳥類與動物。