英语单词gaffe翻译，英文单词gaffe的意思

gaffe

简明英汉词典

gaffe

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n.

过失, 出丑, 失态

美国传统词典[双解]

gaffe

gaffe 也作 gaff

AHD:[g2f]

D.J.[g#f]

K.K.[g#f]

n.（名词）

(1)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)

(2)A blatant mistake or misjudgment.

明显的错误或错误判断

语源

(1)French

法语

(2)from Old French [hook] * see gaff 1

源自 古法语 [鱼钩] *参见 gaff1

现代英汉词典

gaffe

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n.

失礼；过失；失态；失言

I had no idea of the gaffe which I was committing.

我不清楚我犯了什么错误。

现代英汉综合大辞典

gaffe

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n.

[法]过失, 不慎的言行, 出丑; 失败

美国传统词典

gaffe

gaffe also gaff

AHD:[g2f]

D.J.[g#f]

K.K.[g#f]

n.

(1)A clumsy social error; a faux pas:

“The excursion had in his eyes been a monstrous gaffe, a breach of sensibility and good taste”(Mary McCarthy)

(2)A blatant mistake or misjudgment.

语源

(1)French

(2)from Old French [hook] * see gaff 1

英汉心理学大词典

gaffe

失礼