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单词 grace
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gracenoun

uk/ɡreɪs/us/ɡreɪs/

grace noun (MOVEMENT)

C1 [ U ] a quality of moving in a smooth, relaxed, and attractive way:

Joanna has natural grace and elegance.

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Beauty and attractiveness

  • attractive
  • beauty
  • chic
  • crowning glory idiom
  • dainty
  • gorgeous
  • graceful
  • grandeur
  • homely
  • hourglass figure
  • majesty
  • nobility
  • picturesque
  • poetry
  • pretty
  • splendour
  • stately
  • sublime
  • sultry
  • voluptuous

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grace noun (POLITENESS)

C2 [ U ] the quality of being pleasantly polite, or a willingness to be fair and honest:

They accepted their defeat with good grace.
graces uk/ɡreɪsɪz/us[ plural ]

ways of behaving that are considered polite and pleasant:

Ken is sadly lacking in social graces.

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Polite and respectful

  • chivalrous
  • chivalry
  • civil
  • civility
  • civilized
  • civilly
  • courtly
  • couth
  • deferential
  • euphemism
  • gallant
  • gentlemanly
  • gracious
  • polite
  • politely
  • politically correct
  • refined
  • respect
  • respectful
  • respectfully

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Manners & levels of formality

grace noun (APPROVAL)

[ U ] formal approval or kindness, especially (in the Christian religion) that is freely given by God to all humans:

Betty believed that it was through divine grace that her husband had recovered from his illness.
by the grace of God formal

through the kindness or help of God:

By the grace of God, the pilot managed to land the damaged plane safely.

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Religious concepts: forgiveness in religion

  • absolution
  • absolve
  • cleanse
  • confess
  • confession
  • deliver
  • redeem
  • redemption
  • remission
  • salvation

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Good luck and bad luck

grace noun (PRAYER)

[ C or U ] a prayer said by Christians before a meal to thank God for the food:

The children always say grace at dinnertime.

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Religious ceremonies & prayers

  • alleluia
  • amen
  • anoint
  • baptism
  • bar mitzvah
  • blessing
  • burnt offering
  • confirm
  • confirmation
  • consecrate
  • creed
  • dedicate
  • devotion
  • incense
  • matins
  • ordination
  • Our Father
  • pray
  • prayer
  • sermon

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grace noun (TIME)

[ U ] a period of time left or allowed before something happens or before something must be done:

The exams have been postponed, so the students have a few days' grace before they start.

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Periods of time - general words

  • age
  • at/in one sitting idiom
  • day
  • duration
  • free time
  • gap
  • interval
  • length
  • making
  • me time
  • rest
  • run
  • shortly
  • slot
  • span
  • spasm
  • spell
  • spree
  • stretch
  • term

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Idiom(s)

there but for the grace of God (go I)

graceverb [ T ]

uk/ɡreɪs/us/ɡreɪs/

C2 to be in a place, on a thing etc. and make it look more attractive:

Her face has graced the covers of magazines across the world.
grace sb with your presence

to honour people by taking part in something:

We are delighted that the mayor will be gracing us with his presence at our annual dinner.
humorous So you've finally decided to grace us with your presence, have you? (= You are late.)

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Decorating or making something attractive

  • accessorize
  • adorn
  • adornment
  • beautify
  • bedeck
  • edged
  • embellish
  • festoon
  • flatter
  • flock
  • garland
  • glam
  • ornamentation
  • ornate
  • pimp
  • prettify
  • redecorate
  • twiddly
  • window dressing
  • zhuzh

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Present

Gracenoun

uk/ɡreɪs/us/ɡreɪs/
Your/His/Her Grace

used to address or refer to a duke, duchess or archbishop

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Royalty, aristocracy & titles

  • accession
  • archduke
  • aristocracy
  • aristocrat
  • baron
  • ennoble
  • er
  • esquire
  • hereditary peer
  • Highness
  • Mr
  • Mrs
  • nobility
  • noble
  • nobleman
  • sire
  • sovereign
  • squire
  • sultan
  • throne

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