**“面子”**的英文翻译是 "face"，但具体含义与用法根据上下文会有所不同，主要指的是一个人在社会中的尊严、面貌或名誉。

音标：

face /feɪs/

词义解释：

面子 (miànzi)：指在社会交往中，个人的荣誉、尊严和外貌。

面子可以是指在人际关系中对他人面子的考虑，或是指因他人对自己或家庭的尊重、敬重等。

例句：

He was worried about losing face in front of his friends.

他担心在朋友面前失去面子。

 

She always tries to save face, even if she's wrong.

即使她错了，她总是试图保全面子。

 

He gave his friend face by praising him publicly.

他通过公开赞扬朋友来给他面子。

 

The CEO decided to resign to save face after the scandal.

那位CEO在丑闻后决定辞职以保全面子。

 

You should stop caring so much about face; people will respect you more for being honest.

你不应该过于在意面子，诚实的人会更受尊重。

 

It’s important to maintain face in Chinese culture.

在中国文化中，保持面子很重要。

 

She refused to admit her mistake, for fear of losing face.

她拒绝承认自己的错误，害怕失去面子。

 

The politician tried to recover his face after the scandal.

那位政治家在丑闻后试图挽回面子。

 

He didn’t care about losing face as much as he cared about telling the truth.

他比起失去面子，更关心的是说出真相。

 

Don’t worry about face; what matters is how you feel inside.

不要担心面子，重要的是你内心的感受。

 

短语搭配：

Save face – 挽回面子

Lose face – 丢面子

Give face – 给面子

Face-saving – 挽回面子的方法

Have face – 有面子

这些搭配在日常生活中使用较为普遍，尤其是在涉及到人际交往、文化习俗时。