Grace
[greɪs] or [ɡres]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a disposition to kindness and compassion; 'the victor's grace in treating the vanquished'.
(noun.) (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'.
(noun.) elegance and beauty of movement or expression; 'a beautiful figure which she used in subtle movements of unparalleled grace'.
(noun.) a short prayer of thanks before a meal; 'their youngest son said grace'.
(noun.) (Greek mythology) one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for sculptors.
(noun.) (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'.
校對:朗达--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The exercise of love, kindness, mercy, favor; disposition to benefit or serve another; favor bestowed or privilege conferred.
(n.) The divine favor toward man; the mercy of God, as distinguished from His justice; also, any benefits His mercy imparts; divine love or pardon; a state of acceptance with God; enjoyment of the divine favor.
(n.) The prerogative of mercy execised by the executive, as pardon.
(n.) The same prerogative when exercised in the form of equitable relief through chancery.
(n.) Fortune; luck; -- used commonly with hard or sorry when it means misfortune.
(n.) Inherent excellence; any endowment or characteristic fitted to win favor or confer pleasure or benefit.
(n.) Beauty, physical, intellectual, or moral; loveliness; commonly, easy elegance of manners; perfection of form.
(n.) Graceful and beautiful females, sister goddesses, represented by ancient writers as the attendants sometimes of Apollo but oftener of Venus. They were commonly mentioned as three in number; namely, Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thalia, and were regarded as the inspirers of the qualities which give attractiveness to wisdom, love, and social intercourse.
(n.) The title of a duke, a duchess, or an archbishop, and formerly of the king of England.
(n.) Thanks.
(n.) A petition for grace; a blessing asked, or thanks rendered, before or after a meal.
(n.) Ornamental notes or short passages, either introduced by the performer, or indicated by the composer, in which case the notation signs are called grace notes, appeggiaturas, turns, etc.
(n.) An act, vote, or decree of the government of the institution; a degree or privilege conferred by such vote or decree.
(n.) A play designed to promote or display grace of motion. It consists in throwing a small hoop from one player to another, by means of two sticks in the hands of each. Called also grace hoop or hoops.
(v. t.) To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify.
(v. t.) To dignify or raise by an act of favor; to honor.
(v. t.) To supply with heavenly grace.
(v. t.) To add grace notes, cadenzas, etc., to.
校對:普拉特
同義詞及近義詞:
n. [1]. Favor, kindness, condescension, benignity, love, good-will.[2]. Divine goodness or favor, divine influence, God's love.[3]. Piety, devotion, devoutness, holiness, religion, sanctity.[4]. Pardon, forgiveness, mercy.[5]. Elegance, polish, refinement, accomplishment.[6]. Beauty, symmetry, comeliness, gracefulness, ease.[7]. Short prayer (over food at table).[8]. (Music.) Embellishment (appoggiatura, shake, trill, turn).
v. a. [1]. Adorn, decorate, beautify, embellish, deck.[2]. Dignify, honor.
整理:洛蒂
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Favor, beauty, condescension, kindness, elegance, charm, excellence, pardon,mercy
ANT:Disfavor, deformity, unkindness, pride, inelegance, awkwardness, gawkiness
詹妮整理
解釋/意思:
n. easy elegance in form or manner: what adorns and commends to favour: embellishment: favour: pardon: the undeserved mercy of God: divine influence: eternal life or salvation: a short prayer at meat: an act or decree of the governing body of an English university: a ceremonious title in addressing a duke or an archbishop: (pl.) favour friendship (with good): (myth.) the three sister goddesses in whom beauty was deified (the Greek Charites) Euphrosyne Aglaia Thalia.—v.t. to mark with favour: to adorn.—n. Grace′-cup a cup or health drunk at the last of the feast.—adjs. Graced (Shak.) virtuous chaste; Grace′ful elegant and easy: marked by propriety or fitness becoming.—adv. Grace′fully.—n. Grace′fulness.—adjs. Grace′less wanting grace or excellence: depraved: wicked.—adv. Grace′lessly.—n. Grace′lessness.—ns. Grace′-note (mus.) a note introduced as an embellishment not being essential to the harmony or melody; Grace′-stroke a finishing stroke coup de gr鈉e; Graciō′so a clown in Spanish comedy a favourite.—adj. Grā′cious abounding in grace or kindness: benevolent: proceeding from divine favour: acceptable.—adv. Grā′ciously.—ns. Grā′ciousness state or quality of being gracious affability; Grācious′ity the same but usually in a bad sense as implying duplicity.—Days of grace three days allowed for the payment of a note or bill of exchange after being due according to its date; Fall from grace to backslide to lapse from the state of grace and salvation—an impossibility according to Calvinists.—Good gracious an exclamation of surprise.—In the good graces of in the friendship of; Saving grace divine grace so bestowed as to lead to salvation; Take heart of grace to take courage from favour shown.
哈里特編輯
娱乐性解釋/意思:
n. Three beautiful goddesses Aglaia Thalia and Euphrosyne who attended upon Venus serving without salary. They were at no expense for board and clothing for they ate nothing to speak of and dressed according to the weather wearing whatever breeze happened to be blowing.
埃尔伯特編輯
例句/造句/用法:
- I begged a fortnight's grace from the creditor, asked for a holiday from my employers, and spent the time in begging in the City under my disguise. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- At length, Mr Boffin entreated to be allowed a quarter of an hour's grace, and a cooling walk of that duration in the yard. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Later on there was more grace and less coarseness in the human representations. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Not at all, your Grace. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- Mrs Milvey, with the most unaffected grace in the world, congratulated them, and was glad to see them. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- She meant 'facinating', but as Grace didn't know the exact meaning of either word, fastidious sounded well and made a good impression. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Wilt thou take heart of grace, and go to the wars with me? 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- The lofty gateways are graced with statues, and the broad floors are all laid in polished flags of marble. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- But acknowledging his guest to be such a good fellow as has seldom graced his board, the holy man at length produces the best his cell affords. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- He sat on the box, and Mr Sloppy graced the rumble. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- She adorned and graced it so that it became another place. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- We had a hot supper on the occasion, graced by the inevitable roast fowl, and we had some flip to finish with. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- Ivanhoe distinguished himself in the service of Richard, and was graced with farther marks of the royal favour. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Acting upon this plan in our subsequent intercourse, he led me to wish to participate in that cultivation which graced his own intellect. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- What Miss Podsnap was particularly charmed with, next to the graces of her friend, was the happiness of her friend's married life. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- This it is, her not caring about you, which gives her such a soft skin, and makes her so much taller, and produces all these charms and graces! 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- He found a pleasure in setting up Blandois as the type of elegance, and making him a satire upon others who piqued themselves on personal graces. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- Few letters home of successful men or women display the graces of modesty and self-forgetfulness. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Many called us the Three Graces. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Mrs. Churchill is not much in my good graces, as you may suspectbut this is quite between ourselves. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- This year we three graces, as we were called, hired an opera box for the season together. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
整理:斯特拉