- [uncountable]
an attractive quality of movement that is smooth and done with control; a simple and beautiful quality 優美；優雅 She moves with the natural grace of a ballerina. 她的動作具有芭蕾舞演員自然優雅的豐姿。 a debut album of uncommon grace and beauty 既高雅又漂亮的首張專輯
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 風度；體面 - [uncountable]
extra time that is given to somebody to enable them to pay a bill, finish a piece of work, etc. 寬限期；延緩期 - [uncountable]
the love that God shows towards the human race 恩寵；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，他們才幸免於難。 The mantra bestows Siva's grace upon the devotee. 曼怛羅將濕婆神的恩典賜予虔誠的信徒。
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／宿命論／天堂與地獄／來生／轉世說 - be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc.
是／成爲信徒／無神論者／不可知論者／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／會堂做禮拜 - go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara
去當地的教堂／清真寺／猶太教會堂／谒師所做禮拜 - belong to a church/a religious community
是教堂／宗教團體的成員 - join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood
成爲牧師／女修道士／僧侶／宗教人員／神職人員／司祭 - praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God
贊美／敬拜／遵從／侍奉／頌揚上帝
Celebrations and ritual 慶典與儀式 - attend/hold/conduct/lead a service
參加／舉行／組織／主持禮拜儀式 - perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah
舉行典禮／儀式／宗教儀式／洗禮／朝觐／受戒儀式 - carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite
舉行宗教／安葬／葬禮／豐收／淨化儀式 - go on/make a pilgrimage
前往朝聖 - celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali
慶祝聖誕節／複活節／開齋節／齋月／修殿節／逾越節／排燈節 - observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan
守／不守安息日／齋戒／齋月 - deliver/preach/hear a sermon
傳道；講道；聽布道 - lead/address the congregation
帶領會衆；對會衆發表演講 - say/recite a prayer/blessing
念誦／背誦經文；祝禱
Religious texts and ideas 宗教經文與思想 - preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam
傳布／頌揚／傳播上帝的話／《福音》／伊斯蘭教義 - study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha
研究／遵循達摩／佛教教義 - read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah
閱讀／研究／理解／闡釋經文／《聖經》／《古蘭經》／《福音》／托拉 - be based on/derive from divine revelation
基於／來源於上帝的啓示 - commit/consider something heresy/sacrilege
犯異端／渎聖罪；認爲…是異端邪說／亵渎聖物
Religious belief and experience 宗教信仰與體驗 - seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom
尋求／找到／獲得啓迪／智慧 - strengthen/lose your faith
增強／失去信德 - keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith
忠於／踐行／放棄信仰 - save/purify/lose your soul
拯救／淨化／失去靈魂 - obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law
服從／遵循／恪守／違反／亵渎誡條／伊斯蘭教法／猶太教法 - be/accept/do God’s will
是／接受／踐行上帝的旨意 - receive/experience divine grace
得到／感受神的恩寵 - achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana
獲得啓迪／拯救／涅槃 - undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation
經歷皈依／重生／轉世化身 - hear/answer a prayer
聆聽／回應禱告 - commit/confess/forgive a sin
犯罪；懺悔；寬恕罪過 - do/perform penance
進行補贖
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 （飯前的）謝恩祈禱 - His/Her/Your Grace[countable]
used as a title of respect when talking to or about an archbishop, a duke or a duchess （對大主教、公爵、公爵夫人、女公爵的尊稱）大人，閣下，夫人 see also coup de grâce, saving grace
of movement動作
behaviour行爲
extra time額外時間
of God上帝
prayer祈禱
title稱呼
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 擺架子；裝腔作勢 Even when he became a star he didn’t have any airs and graces. 即使成了明星，他也沒有架子。
be in somebody’s good graces
- (formal)
to have somebody’s approval and be liked by them 爲某人所贊同（或喜愛）；得到某人的歡心
fall from grace
to lose the trust or respect that people have for you, especially by doing something bad or morally wrong （尤指因做了錯事或不道德之事而）失去信任，失去尊重，失去恩寵
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 （尤指因做了錯事或不道德之事的）失信 The biography explains the circumstances surrounding her fall from grace. 這本傳記解釋了她失寵的環境。
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 （天主教指靈魂上沒有大罪的狀態）受天主眷愛，蒙受恩寵 He died in a state of grace. 他死的時候靈魂得到了寬恕。
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，區區豈能幸免
with (a) bad grace
with (a) good grace
year of grace | year of our Lord
- (formal)
any particular year after the birth of Christ 紀元某年；公元某年