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語源

From anthro- +‎ -pause. Coined by a team of researchers and scientists in June 2020 in an article discussing the possible impact of COVID-19 lockdown on wildlife.

名詞

anthropause (plural 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, volume 263, →DOI, →ISSN:

     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, →ISSN:

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

使用する際の注意点

Not to be confused with andropause.

参考

• anthropulse

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