faux pas

常见例句

We have made the ultimate faux pas of putting hyphens into what should be natural language commands.
我们很失礼的把连字符放到本应是自然语言命令的地方.
In a competitive job market, employers have the luxury of choice, and even a minor faux pas can hurt your chances.
在竞争激烈的就业市场上，雇主们拥有众多选择，微小的失礼也可能毁掉你的机会。
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.
两次申请一份相同工作，或者不小心将一份求职信发给错误的雇主是你绝对需要避免的重大失礼的地方。

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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