face-saving
[ˈfeisˌseiviŋ]

adj.

保全面子的；情面；

英英释义

face-saving[ 'feis,seiviŋ ]

• n.an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige)

  同义词：face saverface saving

• adj.maintaining dignity or prestige

  "a face-saving compromise"

权威例句

FACE-SAVING
Face-saving and entrapment.
The effects of incompetency, audience acquaintanceship, and anticipated evaluative feedback on face-saving behavior ☆
Face-saving following experimentally induced embarrassment.
Social-Cognitive and Situational Influences on the Use of Face-Saving Persuasive Strategies
Self-reports on silence as a face-saving strategy by people with hearing impairment
The Social Functions of Attributional Face-Saving Tactics Among Early Adolescents
Style of third party intervention, face-saving and bargaining behavior
Face-saving as affected by subjects' sex, audiences' sex and audience expertise.
A Study of the Relationships Between Face-Saving Behaviors and Face Concept in Preschoolers