Source Word
red face test
Noun
idiomatic
(idiomatic)
A
hypothetical
test
of
a
person's
embarrassment
that
is
either
passed
or
failed.
Saying
one
passes
the
red
face
test
means
one
would
not
blush
and
thus
would
not
be
embarrassed
by
disclosing
something
to
others
or
doing
something,
and
saying
one
fails
the
red
face
test
means
a
situation
would
cause
them
discernible
embarrassment.
Japanese Meaning
仮定的な『恥ずかしさテスト』を指す表現です。すなわち、ある人が情報を開示したりある行動を取った場合に、恥ずかしさによって顔が赤くなる(恥ずかしさが露呈する)かどうかで、その人が恥ずかしさを感じるかどうかを評価するテストを意味します。
Sense(1)
(idiomatic)
A
hypothetical
test
of
a
person's
embarrassment
that
is
either
passed
or
failed.
Saying
one
passes
the
red
face
test
means
one
would
not
blush
and
thus
would
not
be
embarrassed
by
disclosing
something
to
others
or
doing
something,
and
saying
one
fails
the
red
face
test
means
a
situation
would
cause
them
discernible
embarrassment.
( plural )