| 单词 | gracious |
| 释义 | gracious (once / 192 pages) adj Gracious means "kind, courteous, and compassionate," like your gracious reply to a rude question like, "So, did you ever learn to hit a softball?" Gracious descends from the Latin word for good will. A gracious person wants everyone to be comfortable: a gracious host leaves extra blankets and some books on a variety of subjects out for overnight guests to enjoy. Even at a difficult moment, a gracious person remains thoughtful and kind, like the gracious way you treat a waiter who spills a glass of juice on your lap. WORD FAMILYgracious: graciousest, graciously, graciousness, ungracious+/disgrace: disgraced, disgraceful, disgraces, disgracing/disgraceful: disgracefulest, disgracefully, disgracefulness/grace: disgrace, graced, graceful, graceless, graces, gracing, gracious/graceful: gracefuler, gracefulest, gracefully, gracefulness, ungraceful/gracefulness: gracefulnesses/graceless: gracelessly, gracelessness/gracelessness: gracelessnesses/graciousness: graciousnesses/ungraceful: ungracefully, ungracefulness/ungracious: ungraciously, ungraciousness USAGE EXAMPLESSaying “I told you so” may be not be gracious, but it never gets old. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) One of the wonderful things about Indonesia is the warm, gracious people. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) Brinkley said he found Trump to be “relaxed and utterly gracious” and “as happy to talk about NBA basketball as he was about history.” Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) 1adj characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects Syn benignant kind having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior 2adj exhibiting courtesy and politeness Syn courteous, nice polite showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc. 3adj characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit gracious even to unexpected visitors gracious living he bears insult with gracious good humor Syn|Ant friendly characteristic of or befitting a friend elegant, graceful, refinedsuggesting taste, ease, and wealth merciful(used conventionally of royalty and high nobility) gracious refined(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel ungracious lacking charm and good taste churlishrude and boorish graceless, unpleasinglacking graciousness unrefined(used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth 4adj disposed to bestow favors thanks to the gracious gods Syn propitious presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success |
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