gaffe

[US]/ɡæf/
[UK]/ɡæf/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 失態;過失 失態;過失
Word Forms
複數gaffes

Phrases & Collocations

commit a gaffe

出醜

social gaffe

社交失誤

political gaffe

政治失言

Example Sentences

making a gaffe during an important presentation

在重要演講中犯了一個失言

politicians often make gaffes during interviews

政客在採訪中經常失言

she made a gaffe by calling her boss by the wrong name

她失言了,用錯了老闆的名字

avoiding social gaffes at a formal dinner

避免在正式晚宴上犯社交失言

apologizing for a public gaffe

爲公開失言道歉

making a gaffe in front of a large audience

在大衆面前犯了一個失言

celebrities often face backlash for their gaffes on social media

名人在社交媒體上犯失言往往會遭到抨擊

recovering from a career-ending gaffe

從導致事業終結的失言中恢復過來

a simple gaffe can sometimes have serious consequences

一個簡單的失言有時會帶來嚴重後果

learning from past gaffes to avoid repeating them

從過去的失言中吸取教訓,避免重蹈覆轍

Real-world Examples

These happen when someone commits a social gaffe.

這些情況出現在某人在社交場合中失態。

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

He also often uses note cards to avoid verbal gaffes.

他還經常使用便籤卡來避免言語上的失態。

Source: VOA Daily Standard September 2023 Collection

Even careful presidents make gaffes under constant scrutiny.

即使是謹慎的總統也會在不斷的審視下失態。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

But he's also drawn scrutiny for a series of recent verbal gaffes, including comments on helping the poor.

但他也因最近的一系列口誤而受到密切關注,其中包括關於幫助窮人的評論。

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Such gaffes and inexperience made Mr Kaczynski easy to lampoon.

上述種種失態與缺乏經驗,讓卡欽斯基先生輕易成爲諷刺的對象。

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

He's 77. And he's also prone to gaffes.

他77歲了。而且他也容易失態。

Source: NPR News June 2022 Compilation

He is, it is true, known for gaffes, though these are often overstated.

儘管這些說法常常言過其實,但拜登的確以失態聞名。

Source: The Economist - Arts

These sorts of gaffes don't seem to have mattered in the past to Biden voters.

對於 Biden 的選民來說,這類失誤在過去似乎並不重要。

Source: Newsweek

This is why they considered it a political gaffe, because most Americans think themselves as extremely hardworking.

這被認爲是政治上的一派胡言。因爲大部分美國人都認爲自己十分勤奮。

Source: Listen to a little bit of fresh news every day.

Mr Akin later said he meant forcible, not legitimate, but the gaffe probably cost him the election.

後來他說它是指強制性強姦不是合情理,但這種錯誤還是造成其落選。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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