Word · Frequency #4104
grace
装饰;使…更美
核心释义
To decorate or make something more attractive.
- 1.
装饰;美化;增添光彩
To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify.
- 2.
通过恩惠提升或尊敬;给予荣誉
To dignify or raise by an act of favour; to honour.
- 3.
赋予神圣的恩典
To supply with heavenly grace.
- 4.
添加装饰音、华彩乐段等
To add grace notes, cadenzas, etc., to.
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
用法In use
The elegant vase graced the dining table with its beauty.
用法提示:grace作为动词,表示‘使优美’,这里用过去式graced描述花瓶装饰了桌子。
Her presence graced the ceremony, making it more memorable.
用法提示:grace作动词,意为‘给…增色’,本句用过去式graced,表示她的到来使仪式更美好。
The famous singer will grace the stage at the charity event.
用法提示:grace作动词,表示‘使增辉’,本句用将来时will grace,描述歌手使舞台更精彩。
grace sth with sth
常用被动式 be graced with,表示“因……而增色”。
She graced the table with a vase of roses.
她用一瓶玫瑰装点了餐桌。
be graced by sb/sth
by 后多接出席的重要人物或事物。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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?
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
grace 作动词时是及物动词,后接宾语。
发音与拼写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/。
用法优先级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。
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