单词 | faux pas |
释义 | faux pas[ foh -pah ] / foʊ ˈpɑ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR faux pas ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural faux pas [foh -pahz; French foh -pah]. /foʊ ˈpɑz; French foʊ ˈpɑ/.a slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct; an embarrassing social blunder or indiscretion. Origin of faux pas1670–80; <French: literally, false step SYNONYMS FOR faux paserror; impropriety. SEE SYNONYMS FOR faux pas ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby faux pasfauteuil, Fauve, faux, fauxbourdon, faux-naïf, faux pas, fava bean, fave, favela, favelado, favella Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for faux pasfaux pas / (ˌfəʊ ˈpɑː, French fo pɑ) / noun plural faux pas (ˌfəʊ ˈpɑːz, French fo pɑ)a social blunder or indiscretion Word Origin for faux pasC17: from French: false step Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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