gaffe

名词 gaffe:

1. a socially awkward or tactless act
   同义词：faux pas, solecism, slip, gaucherie

1. He didn't realize what a gaffe he'd made.
   他没意识到自己已出乖露丑。

gaffe 也作 gaff

n.（名词）
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：
例句：
.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)

A blatant mistake or misjudgment.
明显的错误或错误判断

来源：
French
法语
from Old French [hook] * see gaff
源自 古法语 [鱼钩] *参见 gaff