/greɪs ||; gres/noun [U]: sb's fall from grace a situation in which sb loses the respect that people had for him/her by doing sth wrong or immoral （因做错事或不道德的事而）丢脸 have the grace to do sth to be polite enough to do sth 有（做某事的）礼貌 with good grace in a pleasant and reasonable way, without complaining 欣然: He accepted the refusal with good grace. 虽然人家拒绝，但他得体地接受了。