a faux pas
英 /ə foʊ pɑː/
中文釋義
失禮之舉
A social blunder or mistake in etiquette.
常用搭配
- make a faux pas失禮
- a social faux pas社交失當
- an embarrassing faux pas尷尬失禮
例句
- Showing up in jeans was a bit of a faux pas at that dinner.穿牛仔褲出席那場晚宴有點失禮。
- Forgetting the client's title was an awkward faux pas at the meeting.忘了客戶的頭銜,在會上是個尷尬的失禮之舉。