sake n. 緣故,理由,目的,關系。 ★現(xiàn)常在 for the sake of ..., for ...'s sake中應用;修飾 sake 的名詞的尾音是[s] 時,常省去所有格的 s: for goodness' sake. for the sake of health 為了健康。 art for art's sake 為藝術而藝術。 for all [both] our sakes 為了大家[你我雙方]。 for any sake 無論如何,好歹。 for appearance' sake =for the sake of appearance 為了面子,面子上。 for form's sake 形式上。 for God's [Christ's, goodness', heaven's, mercy's] sake 千萬,務請。 for old sake's sake 為了老交情,看從前交情的面上。 for pete's sake 〔俚語〕=for God's sake. for the sake of [for one's sake] 為…起見,為了…。 Sakes (alive)! 〔方,美俚〕天呀! 嚇我一跳! without sake 無緣無故,毫無理由地。 n. 〔日語〕 日本清酒。
From the standpoint of daily life , however , there is one thing we do know : that man is here for the sake of other men - - - above all for those upon whose smile and well - being our own happiness depends , and also for the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy 然而從日常生活的觀點來看,我們可以確知一點,那就是人生在世是為了別人而活- - -尤其是為了那些我們的快樂與否取決于他們的微笑及幸福的人而活;也為著無數(shù)不知名的人而活,他們的命運借由同胞之情的維系與我們結合在一起。