grace

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ɡɹeɪs/    美 /ɡɹeɪs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Charming, pleasing qualities. countable,uncountable
    — The Princess brought grace to an otherwise dull and boring party.
  2. A short prayer of thanks before or after a meal. countable
    — It has become less common to say grace before having dinner.
  3. In the games of patience or solitaire: a special move that is normally against the rules. countable
  4. A grace note. countable
    — The Trill being the most usual Grace, is usually made in Closes, Cadences, and when on a long Note Exclamation or Passion is expressed, there the Trill is made in the latter part of such Note; but most usually upon binding Notes and such Notes as precede the closing Note.
  5. Elegant movement; elegance of movement; balance or poise. uncountable
    — The dancer moved with grace and strength.
  6. An allowance of time granted to a debtor during which they are free of at least part of their normal obligations towards the creditor. uncountable
    — The repayment of the loan starts after a three-year grace.
  7. Favor, sanction or beneficence. countable,uncountable
    — The minister has extended his grace to our effort.
  8. Favor, sanction or beneficence.; Free and undeserved favour from God; unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification, or for resisting sin. uncountable
    — Near-synonyms: Divine Providence, Providence
  9. An act or decree of the governing body of an English university. countable,uncountable
  10. Mercy, pardon. archaic,countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify. transitive
    — He graced the room with his presence.
  2. To dignify or raise by an act of favour; to honour. transitive
    — He might, at his pleasure, grace […]or disgrace whom he would in court.
  3. To supply with heavenly grace. transitive
    — Thy first publique miracle graceth a marriage
  4. To add grace notes, cadenzas, etc., to. transitive
    — For D and E, the G and A fingers are generally used for gracing, though E is sometimes more conveniently graced by F#.

词形变化

graces plural graces present,singular,third-person gracing participle,present graced participle,past graced past

词汇关系

近义词
mense
衍生词
airs and graces begrace bowgrace but for the grace of God cooperating grace coup de grace coup-de-grace covenant of grace engrace expectative grace fall from grace free grace good graces grace and favor grace and favour grace-cup graceful graceless gracelike grace note grace period gracesome grace stroke graceworthy gracism gracist heart of grace herb of grace irresistible grace lack-grace means of grace misgrace overgrace prevenient grace saving grace say grace scapegrace social grace special grace state of grace there but for the grace of God go I time of grace ungrace with bad grace with good grace with ill grace year of grace your grace
相关词
God's gift

词源

词源 1
From Middle English grace, from Old French grace (modern French grâce), from Latin grātia (“kindness, favour, esteem”), from grātus (“pleasing”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to praise, welcome”); compare grateful.
The word displaced the native Middle English held, hield (“grace”) (from Old English held, hyld (“grace”)), Middle English este (“grace, favour, pleasure”) (from Old English ēst (“grace, kindness, favour”)), Middle English athmede(n) (“grace”) (from Old English ēadmēdu (“grace”)), Middle English are, ore (“grace, mercy, honour”) (from Old English ār (“honour, grace, kindness, mercy”)).
词源 2
From Middle English grace, from Old French grace (modern French grâce), from Latin grātia (“kindness, favour, esteem”), from grātus (“pleasing”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to praise, welcome”); compare grateful.
The word displaced the native Middle English held, hield (“grace”) (from Old English held, hyld (“grace”)), Middle English este (“grace, favour, pleasure”) (from Old English ēst (“grace, kindness, favour”)), Middle English athmede(n) (“grace”) (from Old English ēadmēdu (“grace”)), Middle English are, ore (“grace, mercy, honour”) (from Old English ār (“honour, grace, kindness, mercy”)).
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