(to make) a false step (= French faux pas): a misplaced step, a stumble; hence figurative an unwise or improper action; formerly spec. a woman's…
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释义 | society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > loss of chastity > [noun] > of woman > lapse from chastity (2) (to make) a false step1756 (to make) a false step (= French faux pas): a misplaced step, a stumble; hence figurative an unwise or improper action; formerly spec. a woman's… mishap1857 As a count noun. euphemistic. A sexual misadventure. (Also in mishap-child n. at compounds.) Cf. misfortune, n. 2. Obsolete. rare. |
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