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名詞

anthropause (複数形 anthropauses)

1. (neologism) A global reduction in modern human activity resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

   Synonym: great pause

   • 2020, Alan Parkinson, Why Study Geography? (page 40)

     The enforced global 'anthropause' during part of 2020 was also a reminder of the importance of timing: we have become used to having the things we need.

   • 2021 November, Amanda E. Bates; Richard B. Primack; Brandy S. Biggar; Tomas J. Bird; Mary E. Clinton, “Global COVID-19 lockdown highlights humans as both threats and custodians of the environment”, in Biological Conservation‎^[2], volume 263, DOI:10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109175, ISSN 0006-3207:

     Thus, the COVID-19 lockdown has led to a significant global reduction in human mobility, notably travel, causing an “anthropause” (Rutz et al., 2020).

   • [2022 July 16, Emily Anthes, “Did Nature Heal During the Pandemic ‘Anthropause’?”, in The New York Times‎^[3], ISSN 0362-4331:

     A growing body of literature paints a complex portrait of the slowdown of human activity that has become known as the “anthropause.”]

参考

• anthropulse

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