Word · Frequency #4104
Grace
装饰；使…更美
To decorate or make something more attractive.
- 1.
To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify.
装饰；美化；增添光彩
- 2.
To dignify or raise by an act of favour; to honour.
通过恩惠提升或尊敬；给予荣誉
- 3.
To supply with heavenly grace.
赋予神圣的恩典
- 4.
To add grace notes, cadenzas, etc., to.
添加装饰音、华彩乐段等
使增光；给…带来荣耀；赐福；使蒙受恩典；加装饰音；装饰；美化；增添光彩；通过恩惠提升或尊敬；给予荣誉
In use
The elegant vase graced the dining table with its beauty.
Her presence graced the ceremony, making it more memorable.
The famous singer will grace the stage at the charity event.
Verb forms
base grace · third person graces · -ing gracing · past graced · past participle graced
规则动词，意为“使优美，给…增光”
Connections
Collocations
- grace the cover
- 登上（杂志）封面；为封面增色
- Her portrait graced the cover of the fashion magazine.她的肖像登上了那本时尚杂志的封面。
- grace the stage
- 登台演出；使舞台生辉
- The famous violinist graced the stage at the music festival.那位著名小提琴家在音乐节上登台演出，为舞台增光。
- grace the occasion
- 为盛事增光；莅临
- Several dignitaries graced the occasion with their speeches.几位政要莅临并致辞，为这一盛事增光。
- grace someone/something with one's presence
- 以某人的光临使…增光；大驾光临
- Would you grace us with your presence at the ceremony?您愿意大驾光临我们的典礼吗？
- be graced with
- 因…而增色；有幸拥有
- The courtyard is graced with an ancient olive tree.庭院因一棵古老的橄榄树而平添风致。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 grace 想成优雅的舞姿：动词意为“为…增添光彩”，舞者一登场，舞台便因她生辉。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式演讲或书面语、文学描写、礼仪或官方场合 作为动词时通常用于正式或书面语境，多表示“使增添光彩”或“使增光”，日常口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
grace 作动词时是及物动词，后接宾语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
上面这些词都以 /eɪs/ 结尾，和 grace /ɡreɪs/（或 /ɡɹeɪs/）押韵。注意形近但读音不同的词：grass /ɡræs/、grasp /ɡræsp/、grape /ɡreɪp/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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