英和和英

語源

From face +‎ saving.

形容詞

facesaving (comparative more facesaving, superlative most facesaving)

1. That prevents loss of face and maintains one's dignity or prestige.
   • 2022 March 29, Bret Stephens, “What if Putin Didn’t Miscalculate?”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     And it tends toward the conclusion that the best outcome is one in which Putin finds some face-saving exit: additional Ukrainian territory, a Ukrainian pledge of neutrality, a lifting of some of the sanctions.

名詞

facesaving (uncountable)

1. The act or process of saving face.

アナグラム

• saving face