pardon my French

短语

发音

UK /ˌpɑːdn̩ maɪ ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃ/
AU
US /ˌpɑɹd(ə)n maɪ ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃ/

词形变化

pardoned my French pardoning my French pardons my French 三单 pardons my French pardoning my French 现在分词 pardoned my French 过去式 pardoned my French 过去分词

别名

excuse my French

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To excuse the speaker's frankness of expression or profanity.

    幽默 习语 不及物

    That computer is a worthless piece of shit, if you’ll pardon my French.

词源

From the use of French to mean “vulgar language”, ostensibly because the words used are not in English.

来源:wiktionary