grace

優雅さ、しなやかさ

なめらかで美しく、無理なく身を動かすことができる性質。

やさしい英語で： The ability to move smoothly, beautifully, and easily.

• She dances with grace.
• The bird landed with surprising grace.
• Years of practice gave his movements a natural grace.

類義語： elegance, poise

反対語： clumsiness

よく使う表現： with grace, natural grace, grace and balance

恩寵、恵み

特に神から、功績や見返りを求められずに与えられる慈しみや助け。

やさしい英語で： Kindness or help given freely, especially by God, without needing to earn it.

• They trusted in the grace of God.
• She believed that grace could change a person.
• The sermon linked grace with freely given love.

類義語： favor, mercy

よく使う表現： grace of God, divine grace, by grace

美点、魅力

人や物をいっそう魅力的にする、好ましい性質。

やさしい英語で： A pleasant or attractive quality that makes a person or thing more appealing.

• Her kindness was her greatest grace.
• His humor was the evening’s saving grace.
• She possessed all the social graces expected at court.

類義語： charm, virtue, attraction

よく使う表現： saving grace, grace and charm, a particular grace

食前の祈り

食事の前や後に、食べ物を神に感謝する短い祈り。

やさしい英語で： A short prayer thanking God for food before or after a meal.

• Let us say grace.
• Her grandfather said grace before dinner.
• The children waited until grace was finished before eating.

類義語： blessing

よく使う表現： say grace, grace before dinner

猶予期間

借金の支払いや条件を満たす期限までに、追加で認められる時間。

やさしい英語で： Extra time allowed before someone must pay a debt or meet a requirement.

• The bank gave us a month’s grace.
• You have ten days of grace to pay.
• Interest is reduced during the grace period.

類義語： extension, reprieve

よく使う表現： grace period, days of grace, a month’s grace

恩恵、賜物

努力や功績によらず、無償で与えられる贈り物や恩恵。

やさしい英語で： A gift or benefit given freely, without being earned.

• The king granted him a special grace.
• She regarded the unexpected help as a grace.
• They received these graces without having earned them.

類義語： gift, favor, blessing

よく使う表現： a special grace, receive a grace, grant a grace

飾る、華を添える

そこにいることで、場所や催しをより美しく、特別なものにする。

やさしい英語で： To make a place or occasion more special or beautiful by being there.

• Fresh flowers grace the table.
• The singer graced our little stage last night.
• His portrait graces the cover of the magazine.

使い方： grace something with something (She graced the occasion with her presence.)

類義語： adorn, enhance

よく使う表現： grace something with, grace the stage, grace the occasion