Old English sacucontention, crime, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zaakand German Sache, from a base meaning affair, legal action, thing. The phrase for the sake ofmay be from Old NorseJapanese
英英釋義網(wǎng)絡釋義
noun
1.a reason for wanting something done;
for your sake
2.Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot
3.the purpose of achieving or obtaining;
for the sake of argument
-sake
1 . 緣故
forsake????????? (v.拋棄)可看作for sake,聯(lián)想:為了(for)什么緣故(sake)而“拋棄”(forsake)我?←因考研而被女友拋棄的周星星說:給個理由先!To abstain f.