grace

/ɡreɪs/ n.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
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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
  1. 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。
  2. 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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  1. 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
  1. 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。
  2. 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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  1. 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)
  • 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。
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • 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。