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for the sake of + noun/gerund
She sacrificed her career for the sake of her family.
为了家庭，她牺牲了自己的事业。
目的；缘故；理由
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
目的；缘故；理由
a reason for wanting something done; purpose or motive
She sacrificed her career for the sake of her family.
为了家庭，她牺牲了自己的事业。
常用于短语 for the sake of
原因,利益,缘由
Cause, interest or account.
目的,目标；理由
Purpose or end; reason.
某人或某事的利益或考虑
The benefit or regard of someone or something.
争论,冲突；罪责,指控
Contention, strife; guilt, sin, accusation or charge.
He stayed late for the sake of completing the project.
为了完成项目，他熬夜了。
She did it for the sake of her children.
她为了她的孩子做了这件事。
Would you like some sake with your sushi?
你想配寿司来点清酒吗？
She sacrificed her career for the sake of her family.
为了家庭，她牺牲了自己的事业。
Please be careful for your own sake.
为了你自己，请小心。
此处 sake 指日本清酒，不可数名词。
Sake is often served in small cups.
清酒通常用小杯子盛装。
Not this
He did it for sake of his family.
Use this
He did it for the sake of his family.
“for the sake of”是固定短语，必须使用定冠词the，不能省略。
Not this
I like sakes very much.
Use this
I like sake very much.
sake作为日本清酒时是不可数名词，没有复数形式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
为了……起见
For the sake of argument, let's assume it's true.
为了论证起见，我们假设它是真的。
为了某人自己
You should exercise for your own sake.
你应该为了自己而锻炼。
为艺术而艺术
He believes in art for art's sake, not for profit.
他信奉为艺术而艺术，而不是为了利润。
喝清酒
We drank sake to celebrate the new year.
我们喝清酒庆祝新年。
清酒瓶
He poured from a ceramic sake bottle.
他从一个陶瓷清酒瓶里倒酒。
为了…起见
He moved to the city for the sake of his career.
为了他的事业起见，他搬到了城市。
看在某人的份上
Please do it for your mother's sake.
请看在您母亲的份上做这件事。
看在旧日情分上
Let's have a drink together for old times' sake.
看在旧日情分上，我们一起喝一杯吧。
Use sake naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
Sake 既表‘缘由’又指‘清酒’——为‘缘故’举杯时，记住双关。
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These words all rhyme with the /eɪk/ pronunciation of 'sake' (as in 'for the sake of'). Note that when 'sake' refers to the Japanese rice wine, it is typically pronounced /sɑːki/ or /ˈsɑːkeɪ/, which does not rhyme with these examples.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.