save face用法贯通

“save face”是典型的“登科英语借译”习语，源于中国传统文化中的“面子”主见，20世纪初通过中英文化疏导（尤其是酬酢、商贸场景）插足英语词汇体系，起原用于描摹华东说念主社会中“诊疗个东说念主或群体尊容、幸免公开受辱”的作为，后镇静成为大众通用的英语习语。其中枢语义为“通过主动作为或委婉款式，幸免自己或他东说念主堕入难过、出丑的境地，诊疗个东说念主尊容与体面，保全面子，挽回面子”，实验是“对‘面子受损’的主动消散”，动词“save”强调“拯救、保全”，名词“face”此处专指“社会层面的尊容与公众形象”，而非生理兴趣兴趣上的“脸”。也不错用save one's face结构。如：

The mayor released a claim to save his face after the scandal.

丑闻事件事后，市长发表了一份声明，以求保全面子。

When he realized he’d made a mistake in the report, he quickly corrected it to save face in front of his boss.

当他意志到我方在说明中犯了错，坐窝修正以在雇主眼前保全面子。

She lied about having a prior engagement to save face, because she didn’t want him to know she was too nervous to go on a second date.

她谎称有预先安排来保全面子，因为不思让他知说念我方太垂死而不敢赴第二次麇集。

The teacher didn’t criticize him publicly, choosing instead to talk to him privately to help him save face.

西宾莫得公开品评他，而是选择私行和他话语，帮他保全面子。

The two political parties agreed to a vague statement to save face, as neither wanted to admit their negotiation had failed.

两党开心发布一份浑沌的声明以保全面子，因为两边齐不肯承认接洽失败。

The company offered him a severance package to save face, instead of firing him directly for poor performance.

公司为他提供了辞职抵偿金以保全其面子，而非因功绩差径直免除他。

He pretended to have forgotten her birthday instead of admitting he’d missed it—just to save face with his wife.

他假装忘了她的生辰，而非承认我方果然记漏了——仅仅为了在爱妻眼前保全面子。

The two countries held a symbolic meeting to save face, even though they couldn’t reach any substantial agreement.

尽管未能已毕任何实质性公约，两国仍举行了记号性会议以保全面子。

The general accepted the “conditional surrender” to save face, avoiding the humiliation of an unconditional defeat.

将军摄取了“有条目治服”以保全面子，幸免了无条目铩羽的辱没。

When she found out he’d lied about his job, she ended the conversation gently to let him save face, instead of calling him out in front of their friends.

当她发现他谎报责任时，莫得在一又友眼前揭穿他，而是顺心地驱散对话，让他保全面子。

He said he “wasn’t ready for a relationship” to save face, but the truth was she’d rejected his confession.

他说我方“还没准备好谈恋爱”以保全面子，实则是她阻隔了他的表白。

She agreed to a “friendly break-up” to save face, even though she was heartbroken that he wanted to end things.

尽管他建议离异让她心碎，她也曾开心“友好离异”以保全面子。

You have to let him save face, Sonny. If you humiliate him, he’ll fight you forever.

你得让他保全面子，桑尼。如果期侮了他，他会跟你斗到底。《教父》

Mr. Darcy chose to leave quietly to save face, after Elizabeth refused his proposal so firmly.

在伊丽莎白坚定阻隔他的求婚之后，达西先生为了保全面子，选择暗暗离开。《炫夸与偏见》

I lied and said I had a date, just to save face—I didn’t want them to know no one asked me to the party.

我撒谎说我方有麇集，仅仅为了保全面子——不思让她们知说念没东说念主邀请我去派对。《逸想齐市》

After the team lost the game, the coach didn’t blame any player in the press conference. Instead, he said, “The fault is mine, not theirs.” He did this to save face for the young players.

在团队失败后，教训莫得在记者会指背负何球员，反而说是我方犯错了不是队员，教训这座是是为了年青球员保全面子。

In international negotiations, it’s common for both sides to make small concessions to save face. Neither wants to be seen as the loser, so they need to find a way to avoid humiliation.

在外洋接洽中，两边频繁会作念出小铩羽以诊疗面子。谁齐不肯被视为输家，因此需要寻找幸免辱没的路线。（2024CET-6）

The employee’s performance was far below standard, but firing him directly would make him a laughingstock among colleagues. The manager decided to offer him a voluntary resignation package to let him save face.

该职工的责任施展远低于圭臬，但径直免除他会在共事中激励哄笑。司理决定提供一份自觉辞职抵偿决议，以诊疗他的面子。(2025年检修英语二)