Word · Frequency #9946
Fully loadedgracious
和蔼可亲的；有礼貌的
kind and polite in manner
- 1.
kind and warmly courteous
和蔼而热情有礼的。
- 2.
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
具有魅力、品味和慷慨精神的
- 3.
tactful
圆通得体的。
- 4.
characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects
表现出仁慈和热情礼貌,尤其是国王对臣民
- 5.
compassionate
富有同情心的。
- 6.
exhibiting courtesy and politeness
表现出礼貌和谦恭
- 7.
indulgent
宽容纵容的。
- 8.
benignant
仁慈和善的。
- 9.
full of grace; graceful; charming; elegant (in appearance, conduct, movement)
优雅的；迷人的；文雅的(外表、行为或动作)。
- 10.
magnanimous, without arrogance or complaint, benevolently declining to raise controversy or insist on possible prerogatives.
宽宏大量的,不傲慢,不抱怨,善意地不挑起争论或坚持特权。
得体的；圆通的；有魅力的；高雅的；慷慨的；优美的；优雅的；迷人的；仁慈的；宽厚的；宽宏大量的；大度的
In use
The hostess was extremely gracious, making sure every guest felt welcome.
Despite losing the game, she was gracious in defeat and congratulated her opponent.
They live in a gracious old mansion surrounded by gardens.
gracious even to unexpected visitors
gracious living
he bears insult with gracious good humor
be gracious to sb
The host was gracious to all her guests.
主人对所有客人都很亲切。
be gracious enough to do sth
Connections
Collocations
- gracious host
- 亲切的主人
- She is a gracious host who makes everyone feel welcome.她是一位亲切的主人，让每个人都感到受欢迎。
- gracious manners
- 礼貌的举止
- He thanked everyone with gracious manners.他以礼貌的举止感谢了每个人。
- gracious invitation
- 盛情的邀请
- We accepted their gracious invitation to dinner.我们接受了他们盛情的晚餐邀请。
- gracious welcome
- 热情的欢迎
- The visitors received a gracious welcome from the staff.来访者受到了员工热情的欢迎。
- gracious smile
- 亲切的微笑
- She offered a gracious smile to the guests.她对客人们露出了亲切的微笑。
- gracious living
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将“gracious”拆为“grace（优雅）”+“ous（形容词后缀）”，意为“充满优雅的”，故有“亲切慈善”之感。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal letters、polite compliments 通常用于正式或礼貌的场合，表示优雅和慷慨，常见于书面感谢或恭维中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
'gracious' (/ɡreɪʃəs/) 和 'spacious' (/ˈspeɪʃəs/) 押韵，因为重读元音 [eɪ] 相同。其他词如 'precious' (/ˈpreʃəs/), 'delicious' (/dɪˈlɪʃəs/), 'vicious' (/ˈvɪʃəs/), 'conscious' (/ˈkɒnʃəs/), 'suspicious' (/səˈspɪʃəs/) 虽然拼写都以 -cious 结尾，但重读元音不同，发音不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.