saving grace

英 [ˌseɪvɪŋ ˈɡreɪs]

美 [ˌseɪvɪŋ ˈɡreɪs]

n.  仅有的优点; 唯一可取之处

牛津词典

noun

• 仅有的优点；唯一可取之处
  the one good quality that a person or thing has that prevents them or it from being completely bad

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 可资弥补的特点;补偿因素;可取之处;仅有的优点
  Asaving graceis a good quality or feature in a person or thing that prevents them from being completely bad or worthless.
  1. Ageing's one saving grace is you worry less about what people think.
     上了年纪的一个好处是不再那般担心别人的看法。

英英释义

noun

• a redeeming quality or characteristic
  1. her love of music remains her one saving grace
  2. her sense of humor has to be a saving grace
  3. the saving grace for both developments is that they are creating jobs
• (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God
  1. the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin
  2. it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church
  3. the Virgin lived in a state of grace
  Synonym:gracestate of grace

双语例句

• That is the saving grace of humor, if you fail no one is laughing at you.
  玩幽默有一个好处，那就是如果你玩不好，没有人会笑你。
• What a story we have to tell& not only about social graces but also about saving grace!
  我们要述说一个何等美好的故事，这个故事不但是关乎社交礼仪，而且是关乎救赎的恩典！
• My saving grace is the fact that, back then, I didn't know what I was doing.
  我现在的可取之处就是接受现实，而那个时候我不知道自己在做什么。
• The saving grace is that China, on the showing so far, is not about to frighten the horses.
  幸运的是，目前的迹象表明，中国不会做出“惊人”之举。
• Her sense of humor is her saving grace.
  她惟一的长处是有幽默感。
• The ability to agree on that, or anything, may be our saving grace.
  能同意这一点，或许是我们可取的地方。
• What are the benefits of humbly and truthfully telling others about the saving grace that God has personally shown us?( vs.12-17)
  把神向你个人显明的救恩谦卑真实地告诉别人，会有什么益处？（第12-17节）
• The redeeming feature of the plan is its simplicity; his saving grace was his sense of humor.
  这个计划可取之处是其简单性；他的可取之处是他的幽默感。
• That play's only saving grace was that it didn't last long.
  那出戏的唯一可取之处是它不算太长。
• Those who wait upon the Lord will indeed experience the epiphany of his saving grace.
  等候耶和华的，的确会经历祂救赎恩典的显现。