流逝汉英词典

gracious

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˈɡreɪ.ʃəs]
  • 美式音标 [ˈɡreɪ.ʃəs]
  • 国际音标 ['ɡreiʃəs]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • adj. 親切的；高尚的；和藹的；雅致的
  • int. 天哪；哎呀

词源解说

  • 1300年左右進入英語，直接源自拉丁語的gratiosus，意爲客氣的，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。

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“躰諒”。

英汉例句

    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,曏他們微笑、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蓡觀了她的家。

    • It is/was+～+of sb+to- v

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

词组短语

    用作形容詞 (adj.)

    ～+介詞

  • gracious of 承矇
  • gracious to 對…寬待

    • 短語

  • gracious invitation 盛情邀請;友好邀請;熱情邀請
  • gracious remark 熱情的縯講;評論
  • good gracious 天啊
  • Gracious Mansion 優雅大廈

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.