| 单词 | good graces |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgood graces good graces n. [after French bonnes grâces (17th cent. or earlier)] favour, high regard; esp. in to be in a person's good graces: = in a person's good books at book n. Phrases 2c(b). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > favour > [noun] well-likinglOE gracec1300 favoura1340 grace and favour1542 rooma1591 propitiation1639 good graces1670 beaux yeux1828 1670 C. Cotton tr. G. Girard Hist. Life Duke of Espernon iii. x. 498 He would not however in return offer him his good Graces. [Sidenote] Not otherwise to be rendred without spoiling the sense. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 76. ⁋4 The Men themselves shall think thus meanly or greatly of themselves, as they are out or in the good Graces of a Court. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xii. 221 The one who had the largest share of James's good graces seems to have been Cartwright. 1894 Cycl. Rev. Current Hist. (U.S.) 4 472 Working his way by scheming and bootlicking into the good graces of..a young idiot of a lord. 1921 Amer. Legion Weekly 26 Aug. 13/3 The wiley politician who desires to remain in the good graces of his constituency. 2008 L. McDaniel Prey 143 This seemed like a good way to stay in her good graces. < as lemmas |
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