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n- ① 缘故;目的;利益(★修饰sake的名词,后缀为[s]音时,通常将表所有格的s(有时为's全部)省略)
- for safety's sake为了安全
- art for art's sake为艺术而艺术(艺术至上主义)
- for appearance(') sake=for the sake of appearance(s)为了体面,为顾面子
- for convenience' sake为了方便
- I don't like to argue for argument's sake [for the sake of arguing].我不喜欢为辩论而辩论。
- If you won't stop gambling [smoking] for your own sake, do it for the sake of your family!如果你不肯为了自己而戒赌[烟],那么就为了你的家人把它戒掉吧!
短语- for Christ's [God's, goodness, Heaven's, mercy's, pity] sake
- ①[加强祈使句]看在老天爷份上;千万;务请(★for Christs sake语气最强,故应谨慎使用, for goodness sake语气最温和,而for mercys sake则为老式的说法)
- ②[加强疑问句]到底,究竟
- What do you want, for goodness sake?你到底要什么?
- for old times' sake
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