奇葩剧汉英词典

faux pas

F 开头单词

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˌfəʊ ˈpɑː]
  • 美式音标 [ˌfoʊ ˈpɑː]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • （法）失禮，失態

同根派生

     

英汉例句

    雙語例句

  • We have made the ultimate faux pas of putting hyphens into what should be natural language commands.
    我們很失禮的把連字符放到本應是自然語言命令的地方.
  • In a competitive job market, employers have the luxury of choice, and even a minor faux pas can hurt your chances.
    在競爭激烈的就業市場上，雇主們擁有衆多選擇，微小的失禮也可能燬掉你的機會。
  • Applying for the same job twice, or accidentally addressing a cover letter to the wrong employer would be major faux pas that you definitely want to avoid.
    兩次申請一份相同工作，或者不小心將一份求職信發給錯誤的雇主是你絕對需要避免的重大失禮的地方。

    • 權威例句

  • Not so long ago, offering cash as a gift was a social faux pas.
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  • Peter Gloystein's faux pas was less insensitive, but it still cost him his job.
    ECONOMIST: A gaggle of German gaffes
  • An opinion poll taken after his faux pas showed him trailing Mr Cornyn by 12 points.
    ECONOMIST: Lexington

词组短语

    短語

  • Fashion Faux Pas 撞衫
  • The Faux Pas Task 失言任務
  • Etiquette Faux Pas 禮儀禁忌;會談中的禮儀禁忌;禮儀的禁忌
  • Faux Pas Understanding 失言理解
  • As a faux pas 眡爲失禮

英英字典

    劍橋英英字典

  • words or behaviour that are a social mistake or not polite

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • A faux pas is a socially embarrassing action or mistake.

专业释义

    毉葯科學

  • （法）失禮，失態