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

• Surety, humour is the saving grace of us, for without it we should die of vexation.
  毫无疑问，幽默是惟一帮助我们摆脱矛盾的办法，要是没有它，我们就会死于烦恼。
• 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。
• He may is stupid and mean, but his one saving grace is his humour.
  他虽说又愚蠢又吝啬，但他有幽默的长处。
• 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 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 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 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。
• 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。
• Her sense of humor is her saving grace.
  她惟一的长处是有幽默感。
• 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。