for the sake of somebody/something

(also for somebody’s/something’s sake)HELP in order to help, improve, or please someone or something 为了某人/某事的缘故

He moved to the seaside for the sake of his health.

他为了健康而迁居海滨。

I only went for Kay’s sake.

我是为了凯才去的。

I hope he’s told the truth for his own sake (=because it will be good for him).

为了他自己好，我希望他已经说出了真相。

Examples from the Corpus

for ... own sake• The result was a frenzied rush for consumer goods, both for their own sake and as a hedge against inflation.• In the best traditions of international competition she emphasized the importance of playing the game for its own sake.• He rejects, it is true, the very idea of consistency in principle as important for its own sake.• Embrace Innovative Decisions and Actions Top-performing organizations know the value of innovation for its own sake.• Its proposed creation is another indication of an attitude in the Community of seeking integration for its own sake.• But Rothermere and Beaverbrook were not principally interested in the issue for its own sake.• SomebodyGodvalues it for its own sake and is glad that it exists.• There also seems to be an interest in rules for their own sake.

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