grace
noun /ɡreɪs/
/ɡreɪs/
Idioms - [uncountable] an attractive quality of movement that is smooth and done with control; a simple and beautiful quality
优美；优雅 - She moves with the natural grace of a ballerina.
她的动作具有芭蕾舞演员自然优雅的丰姿。 - a debut album of uncommon grace and beauty
既高雅又漂亮的首张专辑
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- easy
- effortless
- fluid
- …
- have
- move with
- with grace
- She moves with the natural grace of a ballerina.
- [uncountable] a quality of behaviour that is polite and pleasant and deserves respect
文雅；高雅 - He conducted himself with grace and dignity throughout the trial.
在整个审讯过程中他表现得文雅而有尊严。
- He conducted himself with grace and dignity throughout the trial.
- graces[plural] (especially British English) ways of behaving that people think are polite and acceptable
风度；体面 - He was not particularly well versed in the social graces.
他对社交礼节并不特别熟悉。
- He was not particularly well versed in the social graces.
- [uncountable] extra time that is given to somebody to enable them to pay a bill, finish a piece of work, etc.
宽限期；延缓期 - They've given me a month's grace to get the money.
他们宽限我一个月弄到这笔钱。
- They've given me a month's grace to get the money.
- [uncountable] the love that God shows towards the human race
恩宠；恩典 - the power of divine grace
神恩的力量 - It was only by the grace of God that they survived.
承蒙天恩，他们才幸免于难。 - The mantra bestows Siva's grace upon the devotee.
曼怛罗将湿婆神的恩典赐予虔诚的信徒。
Collocations ReligionReligionTopics Religion and festivalsc2宗教 笃信宗教的 - believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation
信仰上帝／耶稣基督／真主／自由意志／宿命论／天堂与地狱／来生／转世说 - be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc.
是／成为信徒／无神论者／不可知论者／基督徒／穆斯林／印度教教徒／佛教徒等 - convert to/practise a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.
- go to church/(North American English) temple (= the synagogue)
去教堂／会堂做礼拜 - go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara
去当地的教堂／清真寺／犹太教会堂／谒师所做礼拜 - belong to a church/a religious community
是教堂／宗教团体的成员 - join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood
成为牧师／女修道士／僧侣／宗教人员／神职人员／司祭 - praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God
赞美／敬拜／遵从／侍奉／颂扬上帝
庆典与仪式 - attend/hold/conduct/lead a service
参加／举行／组织／主持礼拜仪式 - perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah
举行典礼／仪式／宗教仪式／洗礼／朝觐／受戒仪式 - carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite
举行宗教／安葬／葬礼／丰收／净化仪式 - go on/make a pilgrimage
前往朝圣 - celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali
庆祝圣诞节／复活节／开斋节／斋月／修殿节／逾越节／排灯节 - observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan
守／不守安息日／斋戒／斋月 - deliver/preach/hear a sermon
传道；讲道；听布道 - lead/address the congregation
带领会众；对会众发表演讲 - say/recite a prayer/blessing
念诵／背诵经文；祝祷
宗教经文与思想 - preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam
传布／颂扬／传播上帝的话／《福音》／伊斯兰教义 - study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha
研究／遵循达摩／佛教教义 - read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah
阅读／研究／理解／阐释经文／《圣经》／《古兰经》／《福音》／托拉 - be based on/derive from divine revelation
基于／来源于上帝的启示 - commit/consider something heresy/sacrilege
犯异端／渎圣罪；认为…是异端邪说／亵渎圣物
宗教信仰与体验 - seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom
寻求／找到／获得启迪／智慧 - strengthen/lose your faith
增强／失去信德 - keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith
忠于／践行／放弃信仰 - save/purify/lose your soul
拯救／净化／失去灵魂 - obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law
服从／遵循／恪守／违反／亵渎诫条／伊斯兰教法／犹太教法 - be/accept/do God’s will
是／接受／践行上帝的旨意 - receive/experience divine grace
得到／感受神的恩宠 - achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana
获得启迪／拯救／涅槃 - undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation
经历皈依／重生／转世化身 - hear/answer a prayer
聆听／回应祷告 - commit/confess/forgive a sin
犯罪；忏悔；宽恕罪过 - do/perform penance
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Collocations Dictionaryadjective- divine
- heavenly
- sublime
- …
- bestow
- confer
- pour
- …
- the power of divine grace
- [uncountable, countable] a short prayer that is usually said before a meal to thank God for the food
（饭前的）谢恩祈祷 - Let's say grace.
我们做饭前祷告吧。
- Let's say grace.
- His/Her/Your Grace[countable] used as a title of respect when talking to or about an archbishop, a duke or a duchess
（对大主教、公爵、公爵夫人、女公爵的尊称）大人，阁下，夫人 - Good Morning, Your Grace.
早上好，阁下。 - Their Graces the Duke and Duchess of Kent.
肯特公爵及公爵夫人阁下。
see also coup de grâce, saving grace - Good Morning, Your Grace.
of movement动作
behaviour行为
extra time额外时间
of God上帝
prayer祈祷
title称呼
词源Middle English: via Old French from Latin gratia, from gratus ‘pleasing, thankful’; related to grateful.
Idioms
airs and graces
- (British English, disapproving) a way of behaving that shows that somebody thinks that they are more important, etc. than they really are
摆架子；装腔作势 - Even when he became a star he didn’t have any airs and graces.
即使成了明星，他也没有架子。
- Even when he became a star he didn’t have any airs and graces.
be in somebody’s good graces
- (formal) to have somebody’s approval and be liked by them
为某人所赞同（或喜爱）；得到某人的欢心
fall from grace
- to lose the trust or respect that people have for you, especially by doing something bad or morally wrong
（尤指因做了错事或不道德之事而）失去信任，失去尊重，失去恩宠
somebody’s fall from grace
- a situation in which somebody loses the trust or respect that people have for them, especially because they have done something that is bad or morally wrong
（尤指因做了错事或不道德之事的）失信 - The biography explains the circumstances surrounding her fall from grace.
这本传记解释了她失宠的环境。
- The biography explains the circumstances surrounding her fall from grace.
have the (good) grace to do something
- to be polite enough to do something, especially when you have done something wrong
（尤指犯错后）知趣地做某事，通情达理地做某事 - He didn't even have the grace to look embarrassed.
他甚至连一丝尴尬的神色都没有。
- He didn't even have the grace to look embarrassed.
in a state of grace
- (in the Roman Catholic Church) having been forgiven by God for the wrong or evil things you have done
（天主教指灵魂上没有大罪的状态）受天主眷爱，蒙受恩宠 - He died in a state of grace.
他死的时候灵魂得到了宽恕。
- He died in a state of grace.
there but for the grace of God (go I)
- (saying) used to say that you could easily have been in the same difficult or unpleasant situation that somebody else is in
若非天助，区区岂能幸免
with (a) bad grace
- in an unwilling and/or rude way
勉强地；不情愿地；无礼地 - He handed over the money with typical bad grace.
他照常不情愿地把钱交出来。
- He handed over the money with typical bad grace.
with (a) good grace
- in a willing and pleasant way
心甘情愿地；乐意地；高高兴兴地 - You must learn to accept defeat with good grace.
你必须学会欣然承认失败。 - We will simply have to accept the situation with a good grace.
我们就坦荡大度地接受这种情况吧。
- You must learn to accept defeat with good grace.
year of grace | year of our Lord
- (formal) any particular year after the birth of Christ
纪元某年；公元某年