beer goggles

短语

发音

UK /ˈbɪə ˌɡɒɡl̩z/
AU
US /ˈbɪɚ ˌɡɑɡ(ə)l/

词形变化

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释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The illusion that people are more sexually attractive, brought on by alcohol consumption.

    幽默 习语 非正式 仅复数

词源

Originally 1980s US college slang, from the notion that consumption of beer and other alcoholic beverages causes people to see things differently, as if wearing a type of goggles.

来源:wiktionary