為了某人(或某事)起見;因某人(或某事)的緣故;為獲得(或保持)某物
for the sake of sb / sth
為了某人(或某事)起見;因某人(或某事)的緣故
in order to help sb / sth or because you like sb / sth
They stayed together for the sake of the children.為了孩子,他們還待在一起。
for the sake of sth / of doing sth
為獲得(或保持)某物
in order to get or keep sth
The translation sacrifices naturalness for the sake of accuracy.這篇譯文為求準確而犧牲了自然流暢。
釋義來自《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》第 9 版