| 单词 | faux pas |
| 释义 | faux pas noun[C] uk/ˌfəʊ ˈpɑː/us/ˌfoʊ ˈpɑː/pluralfaux paswords orbehaviourthat are asocialmistakeor notpolite: 失言；失礼I made someremarkabout his wife'sfamily, and thenrealizedI'dmadeaseriousfauxpas.我谈论了几句他妻子的娘家，接着就意识到这很失礼。 Synonyms gaffe slip Faults and mistakes
faux pas| American Dictionaryfaux pas noun[C] us/ˈfoʊ ˈpɑ/pluralfaux pasus/ˈfoʊ ˈpɑ,ˈpɑz/aremarkoractionin asocialsituationthat is amistakeandcausesembarrassmentoroffense: She made the faux pas of referring toWalesas “partofEngland.” Examplesoffaux pasfaux pas Nevertheless, it is instructive to trace hisfauxpas. From theCambridge English Corpus This formulation is preferred by politicians and professional athletes who have made some egregiousfauxpasor been caught in especially sordid straits. From theCambridge English Corpus This finding suggests difficulty in truly empathizing with the characters in the stories or an indifference to the impact of thefauxpason the speaker or the listener. From theCambridge English Corpus They were then asked a series of questions that address detection and understanding of thefauxpas, the mental state of the listener and the mental state of the speaker. From theCambridge English Corpus However, thisfauxpaswas carried by a majority. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English In my view, item 4 has been included because of afauxpasby a number of colleagues. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English It really was an awfulfauxpas, was it not, seriously to suggest that the facts are not available? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He was uninvited, and a series offauxpaslead to his expulsion from the party. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She also broke her broom on the ice, a major curlingfauxpas. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.That is the problem with comedy, a joke that is funny today can be a terrible "fauxpas" tomorrow. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thisfauxpascost the corporation $50 million to settle. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Over the course of the day, she sends a series of text messages to try to balance out thisfauxpas. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Almost all of the girls committed minorfauxpas. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The girls were dressed up ala fashionfauxpasto raise awareness about the detriment of counterfeit fashion products. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It's not every toon that deals with midlife crisis, marital dysfunction, child neglect, impotence fears, fashionfauxpasand existential angst. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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