| 词组 | Pardon my French! |
| 释义 | Idiom Pardon my French! British, humorous something that you say which means you are sorry because you have said an impolite word.The silly sod never turned up, pardon my French. pardon my FrenchExcuse my inappropriate language. Usually used humorously, especially around children, as if to suggest that an inappropriate word was in fact a word from a different language. A: "John, don't use language like that in front of the kids." B: "Oops, pardon my French, everyone!" Pardon my French, but this tasted like shit. Pardon my French,and Excuse my French.Inf. Excuse my use of swear words or taboo words. (Does not refer to real French.) Pardon my French, but this is a hell of a day. What she needs is a kick in the ass, if you'll excuse my French. pardon my FrenchINFORMALPeople say pardon my French to apologize in a humorous way for using a rude word. What a bunch of a-holes, pardon my French. exˌcuse/ˌpardon my ˈFrench(informal, humorous) used for saying you are sorry when you have used or are going to use rude or offensive language: Ouch, bloody hell! Oops, excuse my French!If you’ll pardon my French, he’s a bloody fool.Pardon my Frenchand Excuse my French sent. Excuse my use of swear words or taboo words.; Excuse my choice of vocabulary. (Does not refer to real French.) What she needs is a kick in the butt, if you’ll excuse my French. pardon my FrenchPlease excuse my language. In the days when language propriety was more of an issue than it is now, using a word or phrase that was “unfit for mixed company” was likely to lead to embarrassment. Since French was considered a racy language, people excused themselves with “pardon my French.” |
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