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gaffe 也作 gaff AHD[găf] D.J.[gæf]K.K.[gæf]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:"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
- French 法语
- from Old French [hook] * see gaff 1源自 古法语 [鱼钩] * 参见 gaff1
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