mass noun
1
- simple elegance or refinement of movement（动作的）优雅; 精致：
she moved through the water with effortless grace.
她优雅轻松地在水中移动。
1.1
- courteous good will（谦恭的）善意：
at least he has the grace to admit his debt to her.
起码他还愿意承认欠了她钱。
1.2
graces
an attractively polite manner of behaving风度; 魅力：she has all the social graces.
她很有社交风度。
2
- (in Christian belief) the free and unmerited favour of God, as manifested in the salvation of sinners and the bestowal of blessings（基督教中表现为拯救罪人和带来祝福的上帝的）恩典; 天恩。
2.1
- count noun a divinely given talent or blessing（天赐的）才干; 福祗：
the scheme has proved to be a great grace for the Church.
结果证明这个计划对全体教徒来说是天赐之福。
2.2
- the condition or fact of being favoured by someone青睐; 眷顾：
he fell from grace with the tabloids after he was sent off for swearing.
他因为言语粗鲁被罚下场禁赛后, 那些小报就对他失去了兴趣。
3
- a period officially allowed for payment of a sum due or for compliance with a law or condition, especially an extended period granted as a special favour（付款或执行法律或符合条件的法定）期限（尤指宽限）：
another three days' grace.
再给的三天宽限。
4
- a short prayer of thanks said before or after a meal（饭前或饭后的）简短谢恩祷告：
before dinner the Reverend Newman said grace.
牧师纽曼在饭前做了祷告。
5
- （His, Her, 或Your Grace）used as forms of description or address for a duke, duchess, or archbishop大人（用于对公爵、公爵夫人或大主教的尊称）：
His Grace, the Duke of Atholl.
阿索尔公爵大人。
with obj. and adverbial
1- do honour or credit to (someone or something) by one's presence向…表示敬意; 为…增光：
she bowed out from the sport she has graced for two decades.
她退出了她为之增光添彩20载的这项运动。
1.1
- with obj.(of a person or thing) be an attractive presence in or on; adorn（人, 物）充满魅力地出现于…; 装饰：
Ms Pasco has graced the front pages of magazines like Elle and Vogue.
帕斯科女士荣登过《世界时装之苑》和《时尚》这样的杂志头版。
短语
be in someone's good（或bad）graces
- be regarded by someone with favour (or disfavour)被某人喜欢（或厌恶）。
there but for the grace of God(go I)
- used to acknowledge one's good fortune in avoiding another's mistake or misfortune天助我也（用来承认运气好, 没有犯和别人一样的错误或遭遇同样的不幸）。
the(Three) Graces
- Greek Mythology three beautiful goddesses (Aglaia, Thalia, and Euphrosyne), daughters of Zeus. They were believed to personify and bestow charm, grace, and beauty.【希腊神话】美慧三女神（阿格拉伊亚、塔利亚和欧佛洛绪涅, 宙斯之女, 她们被认为代表并可以给予魅力、优雅和美丽）。
with good（或bad）grace
- in a willing and happy (or resentful and reluctant) manner乐意地, 欣然地（或愤恨地、勉强地）。
词源
Middle English: via Old French from Latin gratia, from gratus 'pleasing, thankful'; related to GRATEFUL.