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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   grace

   • IPA[ɡrās]

   美式

   • n.
     simple elegance or refinement of movement；courteous goodwill
   • v.
     do honor or credit to (someone or something) by one's presence；(of a person or thing) be an attractive presence in or on; adorn

   • noun: grace, plural noun: graces

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. simple elegance or refinement of movement she moved through the water with effortless grace 同義詞 elegance, stylishness, poise, finesse, charm, ... 更多gracefulness, dexterity, adroitness, deftness, fluidity of movement, fluency, flow, suppleness, smoothness, ease, effortlessness, naturalness, neatness, precision, agility, nimbleness, light-footedness, informalpoetry in motion, rareflowingness, lightsomeness反義詞 stiffness, inelegance
   • 2. courteous goodwill at least he has the grace to admit his debt to her 同義詞 courtesy, courteousness, politeness, manners, good manners, ... 更多mannerliness, civility, decorum, decency, propriety, breeding, respect, respectfulness, consideration, thought, thoughtfulness, tact, tactfulness, diplomacy, etiquette, humorouscouth反義詞 effrontery
   • ▪ an attractively polite manner of behaving she has all the social graces
   • 3. (in Christian belief) the free and unmerited favor of God, as manifested in the salvation of sinners and the bestowal of blessings. 同義詞 favor, good will, generosity, kindness, benefaction, ... 更多beneficence, indulgence
   • ▪ a divinely given talent or blessing the graces of the Holy Spirit
   • 4. a period officially allowed for payment of a sum due or for compliance with a law or condition, especially an extended period granted as a special favor another three days' grace 同義詞 deferment, deferral, postponement, suspension, putting off/back, ... 更多adjournment, delay, shelving, rescheduling, interruption, arrest, pause, respite, stay, moratorium, reprieve, tabling, continuation, rareput-off
   • 5. a short prayer of thanks said before or after a meal before dinner the Reverend Newman said grace 同義詞 prayer of thanks, thanksgiving, blessing, benediction
   • 6. used as forms of description or address for a duke, duchess, or archbishop His Grace, the Duke of Atholl
   • 7. (in Greek mythology) three beautiful goddesses (Aglaia, Thalia, and Euphrosyne) believed to personify and bestow charm, grace, and beauty.

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. do honor or credit to (someone or something) by one's presence she bowed out from the sport she has graced for two decades 同義詞 dignify, distinguish, add distinction to, add dignity to, honor, ... 更多bestow honor on, favor, enhance, add luster to, magnify, ennoble, glorify, elevate, make lofty, aggrandize, upgrade
   • ▪ (of a person or thing) be an attractive presence in or on; adorn Ms. Pasco has graced the front pages of magazines like 同義詞 adorn, embellish, decorate, furnish, ornament, ... 更多add ornament to, enhance, beautify, prettify, enrich, bedeck, deck (out), garnish, emblazon, gild, set off, informalget up, do up, do out, literarybejewel, bedizen, caparison, furbelow

   片語

   • in someone's bad graces
   • in someone's good graces
   • there but for the grace of God
   • with bad grace
   • with good grace