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grace APPROVALgreIsn [U]approval or kindness, esp. (in the Christian religion) that freely given by God to all human beings; FAVOUR（尤指基督教中上帝赐予众生的）恩典;天惠Betty believed that it was through divine grace that her husband had recovered from his illness.贝蒂相信，丈夫是受到了神的恩典才从病中恢复了健康。In the CATHOLIC church, after a priest has delivered the last RITES to a dying person (= has said special religious words to them), they are in a state of grace (= are believed to be free of evil and have God's approval).受天惠Rebecca used to be the teacher's favourite but she has fallen from grace (= is no longer approved of so much) recently.丽贝卡过去最受老师喜欢，但她最近失宠了。His fall from grace was sudden and unexpected (= he lost approval suddenly and unexpectedly).他的失宠突然而出乎意料。By the grace of God, the pilot managed to land the damaged plane safely.承蒙天恩，飞行员设法安全着陆了受损的飞机。(saying) 'There but for the grace of God (go I/we)'means something bad that has happened to someone else could have happened to me/us.若非天助，岂能幸免。
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