| 释义 |
pas /pɑː/●(make/commit) a ˌfaux ˈpas (from French) an action or a remark that causes embarrassment because it is not socially correct 失态；有失礼仪的言行◆I immediately made a faux pas when I forgot to take my shoes off before I went into the house.我进屋之前忘了脱鞋，立刻就出了丑。◆They were kind enough to overlook my faux pas and continued as if nothing had happened.他们非常善解人意，没有计较我的失态，就当什么也没发生似的继续下去。 NOTE The meaning of the French expression is ‘wrong step’. 这个法语表达法的意思是“错误的一步”。 |