faux
US
UK faux adj: (jewels: artificial, paste) (珠宝)
SC 人造的，人工的 rén zào de ，rén gōng de
SC 假的，仿制的 jiǎ de ，fǎng zhì de
It was a faux diamond brooch, but nobody knew.
faux fur n: (artificial animal pelt)
SC 人造皮草，人造毛皮
This new generation faux fur is almost impossible to tell from the real thing.
faux pas n: (social mistake)
SC 失礼 shī lǐ
SC 失态 shī lǐ，shī tài
SC 失言 shī lǐ，shī yán
She was terribly embarrassed about the faux pas she made at the dinner party. You made a terrible faux pas by calling the Queen "Lady Windsor"!