单词 | face-saver |
释义 | face-saver[ feys-sey-ver ] / ˈfeɪsˌseɪ vər / nounsomething that saves one's prestige or dignity: Allow him the face-saver of resigning instead of being fired. Origin of face-saverFirst recorded in 1940–45 OTHER WORDS FROM face-saverface-saving, noun, adjectiveWords nearby face-saverface powder, face presentation, faceprint, facer, face recognition, face-saver, face-saving, facet, facete, facetectomy, face that launched a thousand ships, Was this the Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for face-saverface-saver nounsomething that serves to maintain the dignity or prestige of someone or something Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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