gaffe
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A gaffe is a stupid or careless mistake, for example when you say or do something that offends or upsets people. (愚蠢或粗心的)錯(cuò)誤
He made an embarrassing gaffe at the convention last weekend. 在上周的會(huì)議上，他犯了一個(gè)尲尬的錯(cuò)誤。
...social gaffes committed by high-ranking individuals. …高級(jí)別的人犯的社交錯(cuò)誤。
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gaffe /ɡ?f/ (also gaff) (gaffes)
劍橋詞典
- a remark or action that is a social mistake and not considered polite
出醜；失禮；失言
I made a real gaffe - I called his new wife "Judy", which is the name of his ex-wife . 我一時(shí)口誤出了大醜——把他的新任妻子叫成了“硃迪”，那可是他前妻的名字啊。
You started eating before anyone else had been served ? What a gaffe! 沒(méi)等其他人的飯菜上桌你就開(kāi)始喫了，那是不是有點(diǎn)失禮??？
同義詞
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