- [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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- easy
- effortless
- fluid
- …
- have
- move with
- with grace
- [uncountable]
a quality of behaviour that is polite and pleasant and deserves respect 文雅；高雅 - graces[plural] (especially British English)
ways of behaving that people think are polite and acceptable 风度；体面 - [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 - [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 ReligionTopics Religion and festivalsc2Religion 宗教 Being religious 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
Celebrations and ritual 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
Religious texts and ideas 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
Religious belief and experience 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
进行补赎
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- divine
- heavenly
- sublime
- …
- bestow
- confer
- pour
- …
- [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 - 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 see also coup de grâce, saving grace
of movement动作
behaviour行为
extra time额外时间
of God上帝
prayer祈祷
title称呼
Word OriginMiddle 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。
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。
have the (good) grace to do something
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。
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
with (a) 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