Noun:
Christian theology a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence;the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin
it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church
the Virgin lived in a state of grace
elegance and beauty of movement or expression;a beautiful figure which she used in subtle movements of unparalleled grace
a sense of propriety and consideration for others;a place where the company of others must be accepted with good grace
a disposition to kindness and compassion;the victor's grace in treating the vanquished
Greek mythology one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for sculptorsa short prayer of thanks before a meal;their youngest son said grace
Christian theology the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God;God's grace is manifested in the salvation of sinners
there but for the grace of God go I
Verb:
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.;Decorate the room for the party
beautify yourself for the special day
be beautiful to look at;Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
n.名词
grace, favour, goodwill这组词都有“好意”“善意”的意思。favour强调行为上的善意,好施乐助; grace强调在性格上给人一种善意; goodwill强调态度、感情上对人无恶意。
12世纪晚期期进入英语，直接源自古法语的grace，意为令人愉快的品质，良好的愿望，谢意；最初源自古典拉丁语的gratia，意为令人愉快的品质，良好的愿望，感激。
用作名词 n.
动词+～admire grace欣赏优雅allow grace允许期限gain grace获得恩宠win grace赢得好感形容词+～bad grace不情愿地,勉强的easy grace优美自如saving grace可取之处special grace特别恩典介词+～by the grace of承蒙…的恩宠pray for grace求神拜佛fall from grace失宠,堕落be in sb's good grace得到某人的欢心with grace优美地,勉强用作动词 v.～+介词grace by因…而荣幸grace with给…以荣耀〔光彩〕
用作名词n.have the grace to-v有雅量做… be polite enough to do sth
in sb's good graces为某人赞成和喜爱approved of and favored by sb
with a bad〔good〕 grace勉强地〔欣然地〕reluctantly and rudely〔willingly and cheerfully〕
用作动词v.
grace with v.+prep.
给…以荣耀或光彩give honor or dignity to sb/sth
grace sb/sth with sthThe Queen is gracing us with her presence.女王莅临使我们不胜荣幸。grace-s复数⇒n.优美²²;优雅⁵¹;恩惠vt.使优美⁷;使荣耀³n.恩典;恩宠;天恩;恩赐;风度;魅力;宽限期;慈悲;善意;宽厚;仁慈;美德;通情达理;宗感恩祈祷;体面;情理;格雷斯女子名做作;装腔作势;大人;阁下;夫人作为对大主教|公爵|公爵夫人的尊称;通常前加His;Her;Your等v.美化;装饰;点缀;修饰;装扮;使增光;使增辉;使增色;使有荣誉;给…带来荣誉;惠赐;音缀…以装饰音;给…加装饰音;给…锦上添花近义词 elegancebeautifydress upextra timen. charminggoodnessv. adorn反义词 ruininsultn. bad habitmannersv. dishonor
用作名词n.The gymnast performed on the balance beam with an easy grace.体操运动员在平衡木上表演得优美自如。
She danced with a grace that surprised us.她的舞姿优雅得使我们惊奇。
She is full of graces.她很有魅力。
A young man with graces appeared on the stage.舞台上出现了一位风度翩翩的年轻人。
Payment is due today, but I gave her a week's grace.今天付款到期,但我给了她一个星期的宽限。
He had been the king's favorite, and his sudden fall from grace surprised everyone.他本是国王的宠臣,一朝失宠众人都感到意外。
The monks prayed daily for grace.那个和尚每天祈求恩惠。
By the grace of God, nothing important was stolen.靠上帝保佑,重要的东西一样未被偷走。用作动词v.
用作及物动词
S+～+ n./pron.Fine paintings graced the walls of the room.这些精美的绘画使四壁生辉。
The professor's coming will grace our evening party.教授的到来使我们的晚会大添光彩。
Will you grace the occasion by your presence?如蒙光临,不胜荣幸。
The occasion was graced by the presence of the Queen.女王驾临使场面增辉。
动词68%,名词32%
用作名词She performed on the balance beam with muchgrace.她在平衡木上表演得非常优美。
She was a beautiful girl with thegraceand poise of a natural model.她是一个美丽的姑娘，有着模特儿的那种优雅姿态。
By thegraceof God their lives were spared.蒙上帝恩宠用作及物动词Fine paintingsgracedthe walls of the room.这些精美的绘画使四壁生辉。
We weregracedwith the presence of the Queen.女王光临，我们感到不胜荣幸。 He said Damascus authorities know that if they want to return to the good graces of the international community there can be no return to its past role in Lebanese affairs.
他说，大马士革当局清楚，如果他们希望返回国际社会的怀抱中，他们就再也不能重新扮演过去在黎巴嫩事务中扮演的角色。 ebigear