faux pas
noun /ˌfəʊ ˈpɑː/
/ˌfəʊ ˈpɑː/
(plural faux pas
(from French) /ˌfəʊ ˈpɑːz/
/ˌfəʊ ˈpɑːz/
)- an action or a remark that causes somebody to feel embarrassed because it is not socially correct
有失检点；失态；失礼；失言 - I committed a faux pas that my friends have never let me forget.
我犯了一个失礼的错误，我的朋友们从未让我忘记。
词源French, literally ‘false step’. - I committed a faux pas that my friends have never let me forget.