汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 礙於情面
礙於情面 (碍于情面)
for fear of hurting sb.'s feelings / just to spare sb.'s feelings / One can't do something for fear of hurting another's feelings.
() ài () yú qíng miàn
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

我曾想过和他重归于好,但是碍于情面最终还是不了了之。

I had hoped to make peace with him but I finally failed to do that because of my being afraid of losing face.

如果有人借您的车用,您又碍于情面,就主动当他的司机,既确保了汽车的安全又不得罪朋友。

If someone wants to borrow your vehicle, you can act as his driver for the sake of friendship. It can grantee the safety of your vehicle without offending friends.

同时,由于关系内涵中人情、面子因素的制约,人们在充分肯定制度化手段的必要性和有效性的同时,碍于情面还是会选择一种关系型的信任模式。

In addition, because of the restriction of human feelings and face, most people have to select relational trust mode, even they admit the necessities and usefulness of systemic means.