blessing
n
1 (usu sing 通常作单数)
(a) God´s favour and protection 神恩; 神的保佑
ask for God´s blessing 求神保佑.
(b) prayer asking for this (求神保佑的)祈祷.
(c) short prayer of thanks to God before or after a meal (餐前或餐後的)祷告: say a blessing 祷告.
2 (usu sing 通常作单数) good wishes; approval 祝愿; 认可
I cannot give my blessing to such a proposal. 我不能同意这样的提议.
3 thing that one is glad of; thing that brings happiness 令人高兴的事物; 带来幸福的事物
What a blessing you weren´t hurt in the accident! 你在这次事故中没有受伤, 真是幸运!
4 (idm 习语) a blessing in dis`guise thing that seems unfortunate, but is later seen to be fortunate 初看似乎不幸, 然而过後看来却是幸运的事; 祸中福
Not getting into university may be a blessing in disguise; I don´t think you´d have been happy there. 没能上大学焉知非福, 我想你在大学里是不会觉得快乐的. count one´s blessings=> count1.