单词乎

gaffe

音标[gæf]

汉语翻译

n. 过失, 失态, 出丑

英语解释

名词 gaffe:

  1. a socially awkward or tactless act
    同义词:faux pas, solecism, slip, gaucherie

例句

  1. He didn't realize what a gaffe he'd made.
    他没意识到自己已出乖露丑。

详细解释


gaffe 也作 gaff

n.(名词)
A clumsy social error; a faux pas:
失礼,失态:社交场合笨拙的错误;有失检点的话或行为:
例句:
.The excursion had in his eyes been a monstrous gaffe, a breach of sensibility and good taste.(Mary McCarthy)
.那次谈话中的离题在他看来太出丑了,简直就是失去理智后的胡言乱语,毫无高尚趣味可言.(玛丽·麦卡锡)

A blatant mistake or misjudgment.
明显的错误或错误判断

来源:
French
法语
from Old French [hook] * see gaff
源自 古法语 [鱼钩] *参见 gaff


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