| 单词 | gracious |
| 释义 | gracious —graciously, adv. —graciousness, graciosity /gray'shee os"i tee/, n. /gray"sheuhs/, adj. 1. pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous. 2. characterized by good taste, comfort, ease, or luxury: gracious suburban living; a gracious home. 3. indulgent or beneficent in a pleasantly condescending way, esp. to inferiors. 4. merciful or compassionate: our gracious king. 5. Obs. fortunate or happy. interj. 6. (used as an exclamation of surprise, relief, dismay, etc.) [1250-1300; ME gracious < OF < L gratiosus amiable, equiv. to grati(a) GRACE + -osus -OUS] Syn. 1. benign, friendly, favorable, polite. See kind1. 4. tender, clement, mild, gentle. Ant. 1. churlish. 4. cruel. |
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