graceful

Word family

grace·ful /ˈɡreɪsfəl/ adjectiveadj

1 GRACEFULmoving in a smooth and attractive way, or having an attractive shape or form 優美的，優雅的，雅致的

Her movements were graceful and elegant.

她舉手投足優雅而高貴。

The branches formed a graceful curve.

那些樹枝形成一條優美的曲線。

2 POLITEbehaving in a polite and pleasant way 優雅得體的，體面的

Her father was a quiet man with graceful manners.

她父親沉默寡言，彬彬有禮。

—gracefully adverbadv

She rose gracefully to her feet.

她優雅地站起身來。

—gracefulness noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

graceful• Graceful; she was so graceful.• a graceful acceptance of defeat• Gwyneth Paltrow is wonderful in the film, tall, graceful and elegant.• In recent years these graceful birds have been seen again in increasing numbers.• a graceful dancer• His face seemed so pale against the dark of her graceful, delicate hand.• Feel graceful, elegant and composed as you do them.• The graceful flourish of his handwriting contrasted oddly with the fractured grammar and exotic spelling of his prose.• He had relaxed, graceful poses, big as he was.• graceful silk flowers• Do the postures in graceful slow motion with each exercise leading into the next.• Nearby, the bright and graceful span known as the Bridge of Lions carries traffic from Anastasia Island into town.• He sketched her quickly, with a few graceful strokes of his pen.

Syllable

Corpus

TOEFL BNC: 9715 COCA: 7236

graceful adj.
⇨ elegant

TOEFL BNC: 9715 COCA: 7236

graceful

Polite: polite, civil, correct...