1 (used about a person or his/her behaviour) kind, polite and generous (指人或其行为)亲切的,有礼貌的,大方的:
a gracious smile亲切的笑容
2 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) showing the easy comfortable way of life that rich people can have 显示富有人家优裕的生活方式的:
gracious living优裕的生活☞ Look at graceful. Its meaning is different. 参看graceful。意思不同。
good gracious! used for expressing surprise (表示惊讶)天哪:
Good gracious! Is that the time?天哪!都这么晚了?
gracious/ˋgreʃəs; ˈɡreIʃəs/adj 1 polite, kind, and generous 宽厚有礼的﹔亲切的: a gracious host 亲切有礼的主人2 comfortable and wealthy 豪华舒适的﹐华美的: a gracious country lifestyle 豪华安逸的乡村生活方式3 gracious (me)!/good gracious!/goodness gracious! old-fashioned used to express surprise【过时】天哪!啊呀!〔用于表示惊讶〕 —graciously adv