| 单词 | grace |
| 释义 | grace (once / 45 pages) 1nv 2n Grace commonly refers to a smooth and pleasing way of moving, or a polite and thoughtful way of behaving. But when someone says they were late to the airport and only made it onto their plane by the grace of God, they're talking about grace in the context of God's favor. When used in the plural, the social graces are the skills needed for being polite. If you are "in someone's good graces," they regard you with favor. In Middle English, the word grace originally meant "God's favor or help," a sense that we still use today. The related word gracious originally meant "filled with God's favor or help." Grace was borrowed from Old French, from Latin gratia "pleasing quality, favor, thanks," from gratus "pleasing." WORD FAMILYgrace: disgrace, graced, graceful, graceless, graces, gracing, gracious+/disgrace: disgraced, disgraceful, disgraces, disgracing/disgraceful: disgracefulest, disgracefully, disgracefulness/graceful: gracefuler, gracefulest, gracefully, gracefulness, ungraceful/gracefulness: gracefulnesses/graceless: gracelessly, gracelessness/gracelessness: gracelessnesses/gracious: graciousest, graciously, graciousness, ungracious/graciousness: graciousnesses/ungraceful: ungracefully, ungracefulness/ungracious: ungraciously, ungraciousness USAGE EXAMPLESWe are simply beneficiaries of their good graces, and prisoners of their rages. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) That is, government should provide, as an act of grace — systematic grace — a role for parents in raising their children. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Long-range shots weren’t necessary; they were graced with layups and open looks inside 10 feet. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1n elegance and beauty of movement or expression a beautiful figure which she used in subtle movements of unparalleled grace Syn|Hyper gracility gracefulness beautiful carriage 2n a sense of propriety and consideration for others a place where the company of others must be accepted with good grace Syn|Ant|Hyper seemliness unseemliness a lack of consideration for others correctitude, properness, propriety correct or appropriate behavior 3n a disposition to kindness and compassion the victor's grace in treating the vanquished Syn|Hyper good will, goodwill good nature a cheerful, obliging disposition 4v make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. Syn|Hypo|Hyper adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, ornament ornament be an ornament to wreathe decorate or deck with wreaths beset, encrust, incrustdecorate or cover lavishly (as with gems) braiddecorate with braids or ribbons broider, embroiderdecorate with needlework stickcover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface illustratesupply with illustrations garlandadorn with bands of flowers or leaves fledge, flightdecorate with feathers bespangle, spangledecorate with spangles foliatedecorate with leaves flagdecorate with flags bard, barde, caparison, dress upput a caparison on beaddecorate by sewing beads onto pipetrim with piping appliquesew on as a decoration gild the lily, paint the lilyadorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful) vermiculatedecorate with wavy or winding lines smockembellish by sewing in straight lines crossing each other diagonally hangdecorate or furnish with something suspended prankdress or decorate showily or gaudily tinseladorn with tinsel tart updecorate in a cheap and flashy way stuccodecorate with stucco work redecorateredo the decoration of an apartment or house paneldecorate with panels bejewel, jeweladorn or decorate with precious stones filet, filletdecorate with a lace of geometric designs scallopdecorate an edge with scallops bedizendecorate tastelessly dress shipdecorate a ship with flags dress, garnish, trimdecorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods trimdecorate, as with ornaments bedeck, bedight, deckdecorate festoondecorate with strings of flowers enamelcoat, inlay, or surface with enamel inlaydecorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal lacquercoat with lacquer begild, engild, gilddecorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold illuminateadd embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts) blazon, emblazondecorate with heraldic arms color, colour, emblazondecorate with colors fringeadorn with a fringe fretdecorate with an interlaced design landscapeembellish with plants faggot, fagotornament or join (fabric) by faggot stitch purlembroider with gold or silver thread purledge or border with gold or silver embroidery plumedeck with a plume hatchinlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating damasceneinlay metal with gold and silver japancoat with a lacquer, as done in Japan miniate, rubricatedecorate (manuscripts) with letters painted red miniatepaint with red lead or vermilion alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 5v be beautiful to look at 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper adorn, beautify, deck, decorate, embellish ornament be an ornament to be have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) 1n (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 Syn|Hyper saving grace, state of grace state the way something is with respect to its main attributes 2n (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 Syn|Hyper free grace, grace of God beneficence the quality of being kind or helpful or generous 3n a short prayer of thanks before a meal their youngest son said grace Syn|Hyper blessing, thanksgiving orison, petition, prayer reverent petition to a deity Grace (once / 296 pages) n WORD FAMILY Grace: Graces USAGE EXAMPLESGrace E. Taylor, 94, a Washington financial analyst and investment counselor, died Nov. 29 at a medical facility in Annapolis. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) “This is a 500-year tradition for Korean people,” said Grace Park, King Spa’s marketing manager. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Grace Ge Gabriel, Asia director for the International Fund for Animal Welfare, wrote Friday that she was “overwhelmed with joy” at China’s announcement. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) n (Greek mythology) one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for sculptors Hypo|Hyper Aglaia (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces Euphrosyne(Greek mythology) one of the three Graces Thalia(Greek mythology) one of the three Graces Greek deity a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks |
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