faux pas

常見例句

We have made the ultimate faux pas of putting hyphens into what should be natural language commands.
我們很失禮的把連字符放到本應(yīng)是自然語言命令的地方.
In a competitive job market, employers have the luxury of choice, and even a minor faux pas can hurt your chances.
在競爭激烈的就業(yè)市場上，雇主們擁有眾多選擇，微小的失禮也可能毀掉你的機(jī)會(huì)。
Applying for the same job twice, or accidentally addressing a cover letter to the wrong employer would be major faux pas that you definitely want to avoid.
兩次申請一份相同工作，或者不小心將一份求職信發(fā)給錯(cuò)誤的雇主是你絕對(duì)需要避免的重大失禮的地方。

Not so long ago, offering cash as a gift was a social faux pas.
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Peter Gloystein's faux pas was less insensitive, but it still cost him his job.
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An opinion poll taken after his faux pas showed him trailing Mr Cornyn by 12 points.
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