失言、失態 (-)

Question 1

gaffe

Answer 1

gaffe [gæf]
(n) 失禮、失態 (指社交或外交上)
(MW1) a mistake made in a social situation
(MW2) a social or diplomaticblunder
[源] 從法文 gaffe (clumsy remark) 而來。
[例] He realized that hehad committed an awful gaffe when he mispronounced her name.

Question 2

faux pas

Answer 2

faux pas [ˈfopɑ]
(n) 外交、社交上的錯誤
(MW1) an embarrassing social mistake
(MW2) BLUNDER; especially: a social blunder (錯誤)
[源] 法文 faux pas 在英文裡的意思是 false step “失足”，唐伯虎說 “一失足成千古恨，再回首已百 年身”，所謂失足即犯錯也。
[例] Arriving too early would bea serious faux pas.