faux pas
- IPA[ˌfəʊ ˈpɑː]
英式
- an embarrassing or tactless act or remark in a social situation
noun: faux pas, plural noun: faux pas
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. an embarrassing or tactless act or remark in a social situation ‘I was suddenly sick in the back of their car’—it was years before he could confess his faux pas to them
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- IPA[ˌfō ˈpä]
美式
- an embarrassing or tactless act or remark in a social situation: “I was suddenly sick in the back of their car”—it was years before he could confess his faux pas to them
Oxford American Dictionary