Asian是“亚洲人”,glow是“面色发红”。Asian glow是什么意思呢?请看对话:
A: How was your party Saturday?
B: It was fun, but I drank a bit too much and got that uncomfortable Asian glow.
Note: The idiom refers to the alcohol flush reaction, also known as Asian flush syndrome, Asian flush, Asian glow, among others. It is a condition in which an individual’s face or body experiences flushes or blotches as a result of an accumulation of acetaldehyde, a metabolic byproduct of the catabolic metabolism of alcohol. People use the idiom this way perhaps because Asians have a different genetic makeup compared to other ethnic groups, causing them more likely to flush in the face, neck, or shoulder after consumption of alcohol.
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