gaffe
n. 失态;过失
n. (Gaffe)人名;(法)加夫
复数 gaffes
例句
He made an embarrassing gaffe at the convention last weekend.
在上周的会议上,他犯了一个尴尬的错误。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
It was a gaffe by Fifa and they must offer an explanation.
它是一个过失由国际足联,他们必须对受到指责的某种见解或行为加以申辩解释。
"You know what I mean" is considered the biggest verbal gaffe by 15% of the population.
15%的民众认为“你知道我的意思”是最大的言语过失。