Face saving
爱面子
🧩 词语组成解析
face
[fes]
n. 面容;表面;脸;方面;
vt.& vi. 面对;面向…;正视;承认;
vt. （感到不能）对付;（明知不好办而）交谈;必须对付（某情况）;面临…;
face=fac表示脸、面 → 脸；表面；外表
saving
['sevɪŋ]
n. 节约;节俭;储蓄金;挽救;
v. 拯救( save的现在分词);收集;保留;避免;
prep. 除…以外;
adj. 可取的，保存的;节省的，节约的;补偿的;救助的;
sav节省+ing名词后缀 → 节省，节约
🗣️ 情景例句
Yeah, just like I certainly did not expect to buy these gifts at such low prices.
是啊，我怎么也没想到买这些礼物才花了这么点钱。
A man may talk like a wise man and yet act like a fool.
一个人可能说话像个聪明人，而行为像个大笨蛋。
Even he still lives under the illusion that country life is somehow superior to town life.
即使他也仍存有幻觉，好像乡村生活就是比城市生活优越。