grace
/ɡreɪs/
n.
一句话记住
优雅;优美;得体;宽限;恩典;恩惠
释义与例句
n.
优雅;优美;得体
smooth and attractive movement or behaviour, or polite and pleasant behaviour
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The dancers moved across the stage with remarkable grace.
舞者以非凡的优雅姿态在舞台上移动。
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She accepted defeat with grace and congratulated her opponent.
她坦然接受失败,并向对手表示祝贺。
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He had the grace to admit that he had made a mistake.
他很有气度,承认了自己犯了错误。
n.
宽限;恩典;恩惠
extra time allowed before something must be done, or kindness and favour that is given freely
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The bank allowed him a period of grace before repayment began.
银行给了他一段宽限期,之后才开始还款。
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Students were granted two days' grace to submit the form.
学生们获准宽限两天提交表格。
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The tradition asks believers to reflect on divine grace.
这一传统要求信徒思考神圣的恩典。
词源与构词
经古法语 grace 源自拉丁语 gratia,原义为“好感、恩惠、感谢”。
记忆钩子
graceful 多指“姿态优雅”,gracious 多指“待人亲切有礼”;grace period 是“宽限期”。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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graceful 优雅的;得体的常形容动作、外形或处理方式自然优美、令人赞赏。
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gracious 亲切有礼的;宽厚的更强调待人友善、谦和或有风度,不等同于 graceful 的“动作优美”。
同义词
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elegance 优雅;高雅elegance 常形容设计、风格或外表的高雅;grace 更常形容动作流畅优美,也可指待人处事得体。The building combines simplicity with elegance. 这座建筑将简洁与高雅融为一体。
常见搭配
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with grace 优雅地;得体地She handled the difficult questions with grace and patience. 她优雅而耐心地处理了那些棘手问题。
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grace period 宽限期The insurance policy includes a thirty-day grace period for late payments. 这份保险单包含三十天的逾期缴费宽限期。
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have the grace to 有气度做……;得体地做……He had the grace to apologise after criticising her unfairly. 他在不公正地批评她之后,很有气度地道了歉。