an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder
失礼,失言,失态;过失。
"early 20th cent.: from French, literally ‘boathook' (from Provençal
单词 | gaffe |
分类 | 英汉词典 |
释义 |
词典释义:
gaffe
英 [ɡaf]
美 [ɡæf]
n. 失礼;失言;失态;过失
双语例句
近义词
n.
errormistakesinblame
释义
n.
an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder 失礼,失言,失态;过失。
词源
"early 20th cent.: from French, literally ‘boathook' (from Provençal |
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