Phrase
saving grace
/ˈseiviŋ ɡreis/
noun
可取之处；长处
a good quality that makes someone or something acceptable despite their faults
- 1.
A redeeming quality or factor.
补救的品质或因素
- 2.
God's grace or blessing, enabling sinners to attain salvation.
上帝的恩典或祝福,使罪人得救
补救的品质或因素；上帝的恩典或祝福,使罪人得救；可取之处；长处
In use
The hotel room was tiny and expensive, but its saving grace was the view from the window.
The house lacks a garden, but its saving graces are the large kitchen and bright living room.
A saving grace of the long meeting was that it ended on time.
the saving grace of sth
表示某事物的唯一优点或弥补缺点的特性。
The old building's saving grace is its beautiful courtyard.
这座老建筑的可取之处在于它美丽的庭院。
sb/sth's saving grace
指某人或某物唯一值得称赞的特点。
His saving grace is his sense of humor.
他的长处是幽默感。
have a saving grace
常用于否定句，表示毫无优点。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- saving graces
- plural
Learner notes
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.