为了某人(或某事)起见;因某人(或某事)的缘故;为获得(或保持)某物
for the sake of sb / sth
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。
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牺牲了自然流畅。
释义来自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第 9 版