close the stable door after the horse has bolted

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To attempt to prevent a problem that has already occurred.

日本語の意味

馬が逃げた後に厩舎の扉を閉める、すなわち、すでに起こった問題に対して後手に回る無駄な行動を意味する。 / すでに事態が発生しているのに、対処しようとする後の祭りという意味。 / 手遅れな防御策、効果のない予防措置を指す。

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Adding extra security measures now would be like trying to close the stable door after the horse has bolted, because the client's private data has already been leaked.

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今になって追加のセキュリティ対策を講じるのは、既に発生してしまった問題を防ごうとするようなもので、クライアントの個人情報は既に漏洩してしまっています。

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意味（1）

(idiomatic) To attempt to prevent a problem that has already occurred.

We are now in an election period, with WhatsApp and closed Facebook groups being used, as we speak, in electoral campaigning, but the law has not changed since the DCMS Committee, on which I serve, raised these issues. We have yet another instance of shutting the door after the horse has bolted.

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closes the stable door after the horse has bolted

（ present singular third-person ）

closing the stable door after the horse has bolted

（ participle present ）

closed the stable door after the horse had bolted

（ participle past ）

closed the stable door after the horse had bolted

（ past ）

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