| 释义 |
grace /greɪs/► SEE ALLfall from gracehave the (good) grace to do sththere but for the grace of God (go I)with (a) good/bad gracea saving grace
●fall from ˈgracelose people’s approval, for example through a mistake or immoral behaviour （因犯错误或行为不道德等而）失去人心，失宠◆The government minister fell from grace as a result of the financial scandal.
因为腐败丑闻，该政府部长失去了民心。●have the (good) grace to do sthbe polite enough to do sth 有做某事的雅量；通情达理地做某事◆Fortunately, she had the grace to apologize as soon as she realized she had offended them.
幸运的是，她一认识到自己冒犯了他们就知趣地道了歉。◆He didn’t even have the grace to say thank you.
他甚至连声谢谢都没说。●there but for the grace of ˈGod (go ˈI) (saying) used to say that you could easily have been in the same difficult or unpleasant situation that sb else is in 若非天助，亦难幸免◆Whenever I think of poor Fran and her problems, I think there but for the grace of God go I.
一想到可怜的弗兰和她的那些麻烦，我就会觉得若不是老天爷开恩，我可能也会陷入同样的境地。 NOTE Grace in this expression refers to the kindness that God shows towards the human race. * grace 在这个表达法中指“上帝的恩宠”。 ●with (a) good/bad ˈgracein a willing and pleasant/unwilling and rude way 毫无怨言地，有风度；不情愿地，没有风度◆It is very important in sport to accept defeat with good grace.
在体育竞技中能输得有风度是很重要的。◆I’ve never seen anybody do anything with such bad grace.
我从未见过有谁做事这么没有风度。●a ˌsaving ˈgracea quality which prevents sb/sth from being completely bad 可弥补缺点的特点；唯一可取之处◆She can be difficult at times. Her saving grace is her sense of humour.她有时候真是难以相处，不过她的可取之处是有幽默感。 |