"graces" in Chinese (Simplified)
优雅恩赐饭前祷告
Definition
“Graces” 可以指优雅或有礼貌的品质、饭前的简短祷告,或特殊的恩典/祝福。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“Graces” 在正式语境表示优雅品质,口语时常用作饭前祷告(如“say graces”)。常见于固定搭配,如“fall from graces”“social graces”。谈论身体动作时不用“graces”,用单数“grace”。
Examples
She is known for her social graces.
她以她的社交**优雅**闻名。
We always say graces before dinner.
我们晚餐前总是念**祷告**。
Many people appreciate her natural graces.
许多人欣赏她天生的**优雅**。
After winning, he forgot his old friends and fell from graces.
获胜后,他忘了老朋友,失去了大家的**好感**。
Can you say the graces tonight?
今晚你可以念**祷告**吗?
His graces made everyone feel at ease at the party.
他的**优雅**让宴会上的每个人都很自在。