Gracious
['greɪʃəs] or ['ɡreʃəs]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) disposed to bestow favors; 'thanks to the gracious gods' .
(adj.) characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit; 'gracious even to unexpected visitors'; 'gracious living'; 'he bears insult with gracious good humor' .
編輯:莎蒂--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Abounding in grace or mercy; manifesting love,. or bestowing mercy; characterized by grace; beneficent; merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor; condescending; as, his most gracious majesty.
(a.) Abounding in beauty, loveliness, or amiability; graceful; excellent.
(a.) Produced by divine grace; influenced or controlled by the divine influence; as, gracious affections.
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同義詞及近義詞：
a. [1]. Benevolent, benignant, favorable, kind, friendly, merciful, condescending, compassionate, tender, lenient, mild, gentle.[2]. Affable, familiar, courteous, civil, polite, easy.
錄入:斯科特
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Affable, courteous, benignant, kind, civil, condescending, merciful, friendly,tender, gentle, beneficent
ANT:Haughty, discourteous, illdisposed, ungracious, churlish
整理:罗伯塔
例句/造句/用法:
- Gracious me, Flopson! 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- Gracious, I hope not! 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Mr Fledgeby,' said Mrs Lammle, giving him a very gracious reception, 'so glad to see you! 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Thank gracious goodness heavins, I've found him! 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- He planted his two paws on the edge of the table and bent his gracious young head to drink. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- It was not that his manner was bad, as on that occasion; it was now very good, as being modest, gracious, and ready. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Julia, they said, was growing more gracious towards George Brummell than Colonel Cotton liked. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- The most noble, I ought to say the most gracious, the Duke of Devonshire once sent me two presents! 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- My sister was uncommonly lively on the present occasion, and indeed was generally more gracious in the society of Mrs. Hubble than in other company. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- These brooches and these rings, of a beauty so gracious and celestial, were what one called, with the permission of Monsieur, nuptial gifts. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- And as to her Pa,' she said, 'what did the gentleman expect, for gracious sake! 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Gracious--how romantic! 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- Still, by way of punishing her elder nephew, Miss Crawley persisted in being gracious to the young Oxonian. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- My Lord being prayed to bid my learned friend lay aside his wig, and giving no very gracious consent, the likeness became much more remarkable. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- Saint Dunstan--may he be gracious to us! 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Gracious mercy! 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Gracious heavens, how my heart beat! 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Where was this coach, in the name of gracious? 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- The old housekeeper, with a gracious severity of deportment, waves her hand towards the great staircase. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Oh, gracious heavens! 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- And she is, as I believe you are aware, a remarkably fine woman, with no non--' 'Good Gracious! 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- Good gracious-- Mr. Welland gasped, as if a second reading had been necessary to bring the monstrous absurdity of the thing home to him. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- The spinster caused Briggs to write back to the Colonel a gracious and complimentary letter, encouraging him to continue his correspondence. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Why, good gracious, said Miss Flite, how can you say that? 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Good gracious, look at her blushing again all over her blushes! 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- The gracious and merciful Heavens forbid! 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- With your gracious permission, that was the wonder of it, Monseigneur. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- Come, now, Marie, said St. Clare, seating himself on a stool beside her sofa, be gracious, and say something pretty to a fellow. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- At this command, or by this gracious permission, the lesson went on. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Gracious heavens! 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
整理:罗伯塔