gracious

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• 英式音標 [?ɡre?.??s]
• 美式音標 [?ɡre?.??s]
• 國際音標 ['ɡrei??s]
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基本解釋

• adj. 親切的；高尚的；和藹的；雅致的
• int. 天哪；哎呀

詞源解說

• 1300年左右進入英語，直接源自拉丁語的gratiosus，意為客氣的，親切的。

同根派生

• adv性質的同根詞

  graciously：和藹地；仁慈地；雅致地。

• n性質的同根詞

  graciousness：親切，和藹；好心。

• gracious相關詞

用法辨析

adj. (形容詞)

• gracious的基本意思是“有禮貌的,仁慈的,和藹的,親切的”,尤指對下級的親切和寬厚,強調“體諒”。

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英漢例句

用作形容詞 (adj.)

用作定語: ～+ n.

• She was a very gracious lady.
  她是一位非常和藹可親的女士。

用作表語: S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

• He was most gracious to everyone, smiling and thanking them.
  他對大家彬彬有禮,向他們微笑、道謝。

S+be+～+to- v

• She was gracious enough to show us round her home.
  她彬彬有禮地領我們參觀了她的家。

It is/was+～+of sb+to- v

• It was gracious of her to come.
  蒙她光臨,不勝感激。

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詞組短語

用作形容詞 (adj.)

～+介詞

• gracious of 承蒙
• gracious to 對…寬待

短語

• gracious invitation 盛情邀請;友好邀請;熱情邀請
• gracious remark 熱情的演講;評論
• good gracious 天啊
• Gracious Mansion 優(yōu)雅大廈

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英英字典

劍橋英英字典

• (PLEASANT) behaving in a pleasant, polite, calm way
• (COMFORTABLE) having the qualities of great comfort, beauty, and freedom made possible by being rich
• used to express surprise or to emphasize what is being said

柯林斯英英字典

• If you describe someone as gracious, you mean that they are very well-mannered and pleasant.
• If you describe the behaviour of someone in a position of authority or high social standing as gracious, you mean that they behave in a polite and considerate way.
• graciously
• You use gracious to describe the comfortable way of life of wealthy people.
• Some people say good gracious or goodness gracious in order to express surprise or annoyance.

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