gaffe
[gæf] noun countable
■a remark or action that is a social mistake and not considered polite; faux pas 出丑；失礼；失言•I made a real gaffe - I called his new wife 'Judy' which is the name of his ex-wife.我一时失言出了大丑——把他的新任妻子叫成了“裘蒂”，那可是他前妻的名字啊。 •Was that a bit of a gaffe then, starting to eat before everyone else had been served?没等其他人的饭菜上桌你就开始吃了，那是不是有点失礼啊？ |