a faux pas
英 /ə foʊ pɑː/
中文释义
失礼之举
A social blunder or mistake in etiquette.
常用搭配
- make a faux pas失礼
- a social faux pas社交失当
- an embarrassing faux pas尴尬失礼
例句
- Showing up in jeans was a bit of a faux pas at that dinner.穿牛仔裤出席那场晚宴有点失礼。
- Forgetting the client's title was an awkward faux pas at the meeting.忘了客户的头衔,在会上是个尴尬的失礼之举。