"for the sake of" 怎么发音

expression

US

FOR-thuh-SAYK-uhv

UK

faw-THE-sah-KAY-ov

释义

Used to show that something is done to help, benefit, or because of someone or something. It can also mean doing something to achieve a particular result or for a specific reason.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈseɪk/ /ˈəv

英式英语

fˈɔː/ /ðə, ði/ /sɑːkeɪ/ /ˈɒv

简化发音

美式

FOR-thuh-SAYK-uhv

英式

faw-THE-sah-KAY-ov

语境中听

She moved to the city for the sake of her career.

He apologized for the sake of peace.

Let's do this for the sake of our children.

For the sake of argument, let's assume he's right.