phrases

• for the sake of

  for the benefit or good of someone or something 利益；好处

  for someone's sake :

  We hope for her sake that the wedding goes as planned. 为了她好我们希望婚礼按计划进行。

  for the sake of something :

  He agreed to resign for the sake of the party. 他为了党的利益同意辞职。

  for someone's own sake :

  I'm not just doing this for my own sake, you know. 我做这件事不只是为我自己，你知道。

   Synonyms and related words

  Advantages and benefits: advantage, benefit, good...

• for the sake of something

  1. 1

     for the purpose of doing, getting, or achieving something 目的

     for the sake of something :

     I hope you're not doing this just for the sake of the money. 我希望你做这件事不只是为了钱。

     for something's sake :

     For clarity's sake, I'd like to reword my statement. 为了清楚明了，我要将我的声明改写一下。

      Synonyms and related words

     For a particular purpose: designated, oriented, dedicated...
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     for the sake of argument

     or for argument's sake

     for the purpose of beginning a discussion 为了便于讨论

     So let's say, just for the sake of argument, that you're right. 为了便于讨论，比方说你是对的。

      Synonyms and related words

     Ways of starting a statement or conversation: well, oh, okey-dokey...

• do something for its own sake

  or do something for the sake of it

  or do something for something's sake

  to do something because you enjoy it or think it is important, not because you want to achieve an aim 为某事本身而做某事

  Encourage your children to seek knowledge for its own sake. 鼓励你的孩子为知识而寻找知识。

  I'm not just asking for the sake of it. I need an answer. 我不是为问而问，我需要一个答案。

   Synonyms and related words

  To enjoy something, or to enjoy yourself: like, enjoy, go in for...

• for God's/Christ's/goodness'/Heaven's/Pete's sake

  spoken
  used for emphasizing what you are saying when you are annoyed or angry: ‘for God's sake' and ‘for Christ's sake' are offensive to some people （用于恼怒时加强语气，for God’s sake 和for Christ’s sake 会冒犯某些人）看在上帝的份上，行行好

  Oh, for goodness' sake, leave me alone! 噢，行行好，让我独自呆着！

   Synonyms and related words

  Impolite and offensive expressions used when annoyed or angry: damn, bloody, for God's/Christ's/goodness'/Heaven's/Pete's sake...