n.[C][theS]

1. 目的
2. 理由；緣故；利益
   John did it for his own sake.

   約翰為了自身的利益而做這事情。

   He moved his family to a warmer state for the sake of his wife's health.

   為了妻子的健康，他把家搬到一個更暖和的州。

3. 日本清酒

n.

1. (for the sake of something) for the purpose of or in the interest of something; in order to achieve or preserve something.
   ▸ (for its own sake or something for something's sake or for the sake of it) indicating something that is done as an end in itself rather than to achieve some other purpose.
   ▸ (for old times' sake) in acknowledgement of a shared past.
2. (for the sake of someone) out of consideration for or in order to help someone.
3. (for God's or goodness etc. sake) expressing impatience, annoyance, urgency, or desperation.

n.