English Dictionary

grace

IPA（発音記号）

/ɡɹeɪs/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

(countable, uncountable) Charming, pleasing qualities. / (countable) A short prayer of thanks before or after a meal.

日本語の意味

魅力的で上品な性質、優雅さ / 食事の前後に捧げる感謝の短い祈り

Her grace made everyone feel welcome.

彼女の魅力のおかげで、皆が歓迎されていると感じた。

意味（1）

(countable, uncountable) Charming, pleasing qualities.

The Princess brought grace to an otherwise dull and boring party.

意味（2）

(countable) A short prayer of thanks before or after a meal.

It has become less common to say grace before having dinner.

意味（3）

(countable, card games) In the games of patience or solitaire: a special move that is normally against the rules.

意味（4）

(countable, music) A grace note.

The Trill being the most usual Grace, is usually made in Closes, Cadences, and when on a long Note Exclamation or Passion is expressed, there the Trill is made in the latter part of such Note; but most usually upon binding Notes and such Notes as precede the closing Note.

意味（5）

(uncountable) Elegant movement; balance or poise.

The dancer moved with grace and strength.

意味（6）

(uncountable, finance) An allowance of time granted to a debtor during which he or she is free of at least part of his normal obligations towards the creditor.

The repayment of the loan starts after a three-year grace.

意味（7）

(uncountable, theology) Free and undeserved favour, especially of God; unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification, or for resisting sin.

When she sang in the kirk, folk have told me that they had a foretaste of the musick of the New Jerusalem, and when she came in by the village of Caulds old men stottered to their doors to look at her. Moreover, from her earliest days the bairn had some glimmerings of grace.

意味（8）

An act or decree of the governing body of an English university.

graces （ plural ）