sake

音標發(fā)音

(HELP) in order to help or bring advantage to someone
(REASON) because of, or for the purpose of something
(EMPHASIS) used to emphasize requests or orders when you are angry or have lost patience

If you do something for the sake of something, you do it for that purpose or in order to achieve that result. You can also say that you do it for something's sake.
If you do something for its own sake, you do it because you want to, or because you enjoy it, and not for any other reason. You can also talk about, for example, art for art's sake or sport for sport's sake.
When you do something for someone's sake, you do it in order to help them or make them happy.
Some people use expressions such as for God's sake, for heaven's sake, for goodness' sake, or for Pete's sake in order to express annoyance or impatience, or to add force to a question or request. The expressions "for God's sake" and "for Christ's sake" could cause offence.