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

• This book is very badly written, and its only saving grace is its interesting color photographs.
  这本书写得很糟糕，唯一可取之处就是书上那些有趣的彩色照片。
• Knowing deep down you could have been his saving grace.
  但你深知自己本来有帮助他的机会。
• The only saving grace is that VCs generally get an indicative answer before plugging in tens of millions of dollars.
  唯一值得欣慰的是，风投们在抛出大笔资金之前，通常都会有所预见。
• His saving grace was that he encouraged her to read – and stole books from libraries to give her a love of literature.
  他“唯一”做对过的事就是鼓励她阅读&他曾经从图书管中偷书给她看，以培养她对文学的爱好。
• 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。
• My only saving grace was so that no one heard the guttural sounds of fear groaning out of my mouth, because I was shaking so far from the microphone.
  唯一可取之处是没人听到我因恐惧而发出的喉音，因为我离话筒很远。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• His kindness to his mother is his saving grace; otherwise, I would despise him.
  他待他的母亲好，这是他的可取之处，否则我可真要瞧不起他了。