gracious

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gra·cious /ˈɡreɪʃəs/ adjectiveadj

1 POLITEbehaving in a polite, kind, and generous way, especially to people of a lower rank 有礼貌的；仁慈的；和蔼的，亲切的〔尤指对较低阶层的人们〕

Sibyl was the most gracious, helpful, and generous person to work with.

西比尔非常和蔼，乐于助人，而且为人慷慨，和她共事最愉快。

a gracious apology

落落大方的道歉

2 EXPENSIVEhaving the kind of expensive style, comfort, and beauty that only rich people can afford 豪华舒适的，华丽的

a gracious manor house

豪华的庄园大宅

a magazine about gracious living

一本有关奢华生活的杂志

3 gracious (me)!/good gracious!/goodness gracious! old-fashioned used to express surprise or to emphasize ‘yes’ or ‘no’ 天哪，啊呀〔用于表示惊讶，或强调“是”或“不是”〕

Good gracious! What on earth has happened to your feet?

天哪！你的脚到底怎么了？

‘Did you ever go back?’ ‘Good gracious, no.’

“你回去过没有？”“啊呀，当然没有。”

4. RRCKINDa gracious act by or gift from God is kind and forgiving 〔上帝的行为或赐予〕慈悲的

5 [only before noun] used as a polite way of describing a royal person 尊贵的〔用于对王室成员的敬称〕

our gracious Queen

我们尊贵的女王

—graciously adverbadv

—graciousness noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

gracious• This should be a gracious and most enjoyable evening.• Physically attractive and possessed of considerable personal charm, his demeanour was self-effacing, gracious and polite.• Predominantly these are gracious dark oils, some by Sir Joshua Reynolds.• He was such a gracious host, it was remarked that in another life he might have run a great hotel.• a gracious hostess• He ducked, he jumped, he danced, he threw hard and was gracious in both victory and defeat.• Of our initial 20 rather withered carnations, 18 were carried off into the distance by bewildered or gracious lasses.• gracious living• a gracious Victorian country home

gracious living• An air of gracious living and elegance combines with all modern facilities.• Symbols of gracious living or memories of childhood dreams, popular prints allowed for vicarious experience.• If you would like to combine gracious living with an exciting job then your application to Humberside would be most welcome.

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