sake

英 [seɪk] 美 [seɪk]

• n. 理由；缘故；目的；利益

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C] 缘故,理由

   reason; purpose

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 理由
2. 缘故
3. 目的
4. 关系
5. 酿酒
6. 利益
7. 千万
8. 看在上帝分上
9. 天哪
10. 行行好吧
11. 鉴于某事本身的价值
12. 为了某人起见
13. 为获得某物
14. 看在…份上
15. 日本清酒（=saki）

英英释义

Noun:

1. a reason for wanting something done;

   "for your sake"
   "died for the sake of his country"
   "in the interest of safety"
   "in the common interest"
   

2. Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot

3. the purpose of achieving or obtaining;

   "for the sake of argument"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He is away all year for the sake of his work.
   因工作关系，他整年出门在外。
2. You should take care of your niece for the sake of your sister.
   看在姐妹的份上，你应该照顾你的侄女。
3. Never do wrong for the sake of money.
   绝不要为金钱而做坏事。
4. It's the company's policy to sacrifice short-term profits for the sake of long-term growth.
   为长期发展而牺牲短期利润是公司的方针。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. He loves poetry for beauty's sake.
   他因为诗美而喜欢诗歌。
2. We did it for convenience' sake.
   我们为了方便起见才这么做。
3. She changed into old clothes for the sake of comfort.
   为了舒适,她換上了旧衣服。

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

for Christ's〔God's, goodness', pity's〕 sake

看在上帝分上(used when asking strongly for sth)

for the sake of, because of

参见because条。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

介词+～

• for any sake 无论如何
• art for art's sake 为艺术而艺术
• for friendship's sake 为了友谊的缘故
• for the sake of 为了…起见

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的sacu，意为诉因，犯罪，辩论，有罪；最初源自原始日尔曼语的sako，意为事情，指控，控告。

近反义词

【近义词】

• benefit
• motive
• purpose