by way of、for、for the sake of、in order to、in the interest of辨析

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(1)by way of
(2)for
(3)for the sake of
(4)in order to
(5)in the interest of

在英语中有些情况下都包含或表示“为了”的意思。以下是部分词语的详细解释和区别:

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by way of1．via 经由*She went to Canada by way of Shanghai．她经过上海去加拿大。2．as a kind of；in the way of 当作*He said something by way of greeting．他说了几句话表示欢迎。*I offered her a pair of shoes by way of thanks．我送她一双鞋以表谢意。*By ...

forfor[轻读）fL; fə; （重读）fɒr:fɒ:]介系词A1 为了…,对…give one's life ~ one's country为国家捐躯 [牺牲生命]work ~ an oil company为一家石油公司工作,在一家石油公司上班Can I do anything ~ you?.我能为你做什么事 [替你服务] 吗?Smoking is ...

for the sake offor the purpose of； because of为了；因为*We must be patient for the sake of peace．为了和平，我们必须有耐心。*For the sake of settling the matter they agreed to compromise．为了解决这个问题，他们同意妥协。 ...

in the interest offor the sake of为了…的利益*They are exploring the space in the interest of humanity．他们在为人类的利益开发空间。