face-saving 保全体面的 ; 留面子
Face-saving Theory 面子保全理论 ; 面子保全论
face-saving act 维护面子行为
face-saving system 面子体系
face-saving devices 面子维护手段
face saving behavior 爱面子行为
face-saving strategies 面子补救策略
Face Saving Strategies 面子维护策略
以上来源于: WordNet
Saving face is a fundamental value.
给人留面子是基本要求。
He did it only for the sake of saving face.
他这样做全是为了保住面子。
We wonder if the messages boys get about saving face through glorified slacking could be affecting their performance in school.
我们想知道男孩们所接受的这种通过消极躲避以维持脸面的主题思想是否会影响他们在学校里的表现。
Sudan's Committee of Islamic Scholars has urged the president not to attend, for fear of his safety, providing Mr.Bashir a possible way of saving face while backing out of the trip.
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This helps us to explain, for instance, why in so many cultures the concept of saving face is so important, even if to most modern Americans it seems relatively trivial.
这就很容易解释,为什么很多文化里的面子问题,会变得那么重要,而对许多美国人来说,那都是小事一桩。
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