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graciously + verb
副词放在动词前，强调动作以礼貌或亲切的方式完成。
She graciously accepted the invitation.
她慷慨地接受了邀请。
和蔼地；优雅地
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和蔼地；优雅地
in a gracious or graceful manner
She graciously accepted the invitation.
她慷慨地接受了邀请。
以优雅的方式；亲切而礼貌地。
In a gracious manner; with grace and courtesy.
She graciously thanked everyone who helped with the project.
她亲切地感谢了每一位帮助过项目的人。
The host graciously accepted our apology for being late.
主人宽厚地接受了我们迟到的道歉。
He graciously offered his seat to the elderly woman on the bus.
他亲切地把座位让给了公交车上的老妇人。
副词放在动词前，强调动作以礼貌或亲切的方式完成。
She graciously accepted the invitation.
她慷慨地接受了邀请。
副词放在动词后，常用于描写说话、微笑等行为的方式。
He smiled graciously at the guests.
他亲切地对客人们微笑。
副词修饰过去分词（常作形容词），表示“雅致地、优美地”。
The hotel has graciously appointed rooms.
这家酒店拥有布置优雅的客房。
Not this
She smiled gracious at us.
Use this
She smiled graciously at us.
gracious 是形容词，只能修饰名词；动词 smile 后用副词修饰动作，所以应改为 graciously。中文“和蔼地”是副词，不能直接套用形容词形式。
Not this
She is a graciously host.
Use this
She is a gracious host.
graciously 是副词，不能作定语修饰名词 host；修饰名词要改用形容词 gracious。中文“和蔼的”作定语时需用形容词形式。
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亲切地同意
She graciously agreed to help us with the project.
她亲切地同意帮助我们做这个项目。
客气地接受
He graciously accepted the invitation to speak at the conference.
他客气地接受了在会议上发言的邀请。
热情款待
The couple graciously hosted a meal for all the guests.
这对夫妇热情地款待了所有客人，请大家吃了一顿饭。
婉言谢绝
She graciously declined the offer, saying she was too busy.
她婉言谢绝了这个提议，说自己太忙了。
欣然接受
The suggestion was graciously received by the team.
团队欣然接受了这个建议。
热情提供
They graciously offered us a ride to the station.
他们热情地让我们搭车去车站。
大方地接受；欣然接受
Even though she lost the match, she took it graciously and congratulated her opponent.
尽管她输掉了比赛，她还是大方地接受了结果，并向对手表示祝贺。
体面地退出；礼貌地告别
After ten years as CEO, she bowed out graciously and handed the company to her successor.
担任首席执行官十年后，她体面地退出，把公司交给了继任者。
委婉地拒绝某人；给某人留面子地回绝
He let her down graciously by saying he was flattered but not ready for a relationship.
他委婉地拒绝了她，说自己受宠若惊，但还没准备好谈恋爱。
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Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象女王优雅地（graciously）向人群微笑挥手，动作和蔼又得体。gracious源自grace（优雅/恩典），记住这个词就能记住“和蔼地、优雅地”。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式书信、礼貌应答、描述人物举止 graciously 多用于正式或礼貌的语境，常与 accept、agree、thank 等动词搭配，表示和蔼、优雅或客气地。
tenaciously 和 audaciously 与 graciously 押韵（重读元音 /eɪ/ 及之后的 /ʃəsli/ 相同）；viciously、ferociously、suspiciously 拼写都以 -ciously 结尾，但重读元音不同，不押韵；consciously 拼写为 -sciously，读音 /ˈkɒnʃəsli/，元音也不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.