今天在写英语的时候遇到一个单词sake,感觉在之前的去学习中也经常遇到,但总是记不住他的意思,对这个单词很模糊,我就总结了一些关于这个单词的用法及短语,
n. 目的;利益;理由;日本米酒
n. (Sake)人名;(罗)萨克;(日)酒(姓)
网络 日本清酒;缘故;清酒
for sth's sake
为某事本身的缘故;鉴于某事本身的价值
because of the interest or value sth has, not because of the advantages it may bring
I believe in education for its own sake.
我相信教育本身就是有价值的。
art for art's sake
为艺术而艺术
for the sake of sb/sth
for sb's/sth's sake
为了某人(或某事)起见;因某人(或某事)的缘故
in order to help sb/sth or because you like sb/sth
They stayed together for the sake of the children.
为了孩子,他们还待在一起。
You can do it. Please, for my sake.
这个你是能做的。求你了,就算为了我。
I hope you're right, for all our sakes (= because this is important for all of us) .
我希望你没事,这对我们大家都好。
for the sake of sth/of doing sth
为获得(或保持)某物
in order to get or keep sth
The translation sacrifices naturalness for the sake of accuracy.
这篇译文为求准确而不惜牺牲自然流畅。
She gave up smoking for the sake of her health.
为保持身体健康,她戒了烟。
Don't get married just for the sake of it .
不要为结婚而结婚。
Let's suppose, for the sake of argument (= in order to have a discussion) , that interest rates went up by 2%.
为了便于讨论,不妨设想利率提高了2%。
for old times' sake
看在旧日的情分上;念及老交情
if you do sth for old times' sake , you do it because it is connected with sth good that happened to you in the past