gaffe[gæf]
汉语翻译
n. 过失, 失态, 出丑
英语解释
名词 gaffe:
- a socially awkward or tactless act同义词：faux pas, solecism, slip, gaucherie
例句
- He didn't realize what a gaffe he'd made.他没意识到自己已出乖露丑。
详细解释
gaffe 也作 gaff
n.（名词）A clumsy social error; a faux pas:失礼，失态：社交场合笨拙的错误；有失检点的话或行为：例句：.The excursion had in his eyes been a monstrous gaffe, a breach of sensibility and good taste.(
Mary McCarthy).那次谈话中的离题在他看来太出丑了，简直就是失去理智后的胡言乱语，毫无高尚趣味可言.(
玛丽·麦卡锡)
A blatant mistake or misjudgment.明显的错误或错误判断
来源：French 法语 from Old French [hook] * see
gaff 源自 古法语 [鱼钩] *参见
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