1 a thing that you are grateful for or that brings happiness 福分；福气；祝福: It's a great blessing that we have two healthy children. 我们有两个健康的孩子，真是福气。Not getting that job was a blessing in disguise (= something which seems unlucky but turns out to be a good thing). 得不到那份工作是塞翁失马，焉知非福。

2 [usu.sing] approval or support 赞成；支持: They got married without their parents' blessing. 他们没有得到父母同意就结了婚。

3 [usu.sing] (a prayer asking for) God's help and protection 祈求上帝保佑的祷告；上帝的保佑: The priest said a blessing. 神父念了一篇祝祷词。