| 释义 |
graciously, adv.|ˈgreɪʃəslɪ|
[f. gracious + -ly2.]
In a gracious manner.
1. ‘In a pleasing manner’ (J.); with grace, attractively, gracefully. Now rare.
13..E.E. Allit. P. B. 488 Gracyously vmbe-grouen al with grene leuez. 1641Hinde J. Bruen xxxi. 99 He..shewed his religion very graciously in his government. 1890Spectator 25 Oct. 496/1 One of the most gracious of poetic solecisms when graciously employed.
2. With kindness, friendliness, or gracious condescension.
c1380Wyclif Serm. Sel. Wks. I. 91 Feiþ is a ȝifte of God, and so God may not ȝyve it to man but ȝif he ȝyve it graciousely. c1430Syr Gener. (Roxb.) 1898 Thoo ansuered she ful graciouslie with myld chere. a1440Sir Eglam. 679 So gracyously he come hur tylle. 1548–9(Mar.) Bk. Com. Prayer, Litany, Graciously loke vpon our afflyctions. 1567Gude & Godlie Ball. (S.T.S.) 116 Thow oppinnis furth thy hand full graciuslie. 1654Nicholas Papers (Camden) II. 70 If his majestie will be graciously pleased to come amongst us. 1697Dryden Virg. Past. i. 62 He..graciously decreed My Grounds to be restor'd. 1725Berkeley Proposal, etc. Wks. III. 218 If his Majesty would graciously please to grant a Charter for a College. 1744H. Walpole Lett. H. Mann (1834) I. xcviii. 334 He went yesterday and was most graciously received. 1847James J. Marston Hall vii, My New Lord received me very graciously. 1878J. P. Hopps Jesus v. 20 He spoke to her so graciously and forgivingly, that [etc.]. 1880Mrs. Forrester Roy & V. I. 23 She smiled very kindly and graciously at him in return.
†3. Through, or by means of, divine grace.
1303R. Brunne Handl. Synne 12073 How þou..ouercomest hym gracyously. c1449Pecock Repr. iii. v. 305 Not alle men ben in lijk maner..disposid naturali and gracioseli. 1526Pilgr. Perf. (W. de W. 1531) 81 b, What so euer he aske of god he shall optayne it gracyously. 1534More On the Passion Wks. 1324/2 If you receive and eate vertuouslye the tone into your body, you receiue the tother graciouslye into youre soules. 1596Dalrymple tr. Leslie's Hist. Scot. iv. 254 In Hevinn his reward gratiouslie has he obteynet. 1603Shakes. Meas. for M. ii. iv. 77 Let [me] be ignorant, and in nothing good, But graciously to know I am no better.
†4. With good luck or fortune, fortunately.
1330R. Brunne Chron. (1810) 72 Þe reame of Inglond so graciously he gatte. 1382Wyclif Gen. xxx. 11 The which aftir conseyuynge bryngynge forth a child, seide, Gracyously. 1387Trevisa Higden (Rolls) V. 301 He..ruled þe Longo⁓bardes swiþe graciousliche long tyme. Ibid. VII. 35 So al þat þere were, [were] dede oþer i-hurt ful sore, outtake Dunston alone þat scapede graciousliche and wyseliche. c1400Mandeville (Roxb.) xv. 70 He gouerned it wisely and graciousely. |
