Face-saving
a. 保全体面的, 顾全面子的
🧩 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
What year were you born in?
你是哪一年生的？
Dear, you'll be home right after work, won't you?
亲爱的，你做完工作会直接回家是吗？
Heavy iron chains around his feet and hands were fixed to a metal bar that ran round the hall about ten centimetres off the ground.
手上和脚上沉重的铁链拴在厅堂四周离地约有10厘米的金属杆上。