English Dictionary

babysitter test

固有名詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic, social sciences, law, public policy) An informal method for assessing the maturity, reliability, or probity of a person, inviting one to judge whether one would entrust this person with the care of one's own children.

日本語の意味

自分の子供を託すに足るかどうかを判断するための、非公式な人物評価の手法 / 人の成熟度、信頼性、誠実さを見極めるための観点として用いられる、口語的なテスト / 社会科学や公共政策、法の文脈で、人物の信頼性や資質を測るための非公式な方法

The committee used the babysitter test to decide whether the candidate's demeanor suggested they could be trusted with children.

委員会は、候補者の態度が子どもを任せられるかどうかを判断するために、子どもを預けられるかどうかを見極める非公式な評価を用いた。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, social sciences, law, public policy) An informal method for assessing the maturity, reliability, or probity of a person, inviting one to judge whether one would entrust this person with the care of one's own children.

The babysitter, presumably between the ages of ten and 15, is quite explicitly expected to function in a way usually expected of mature individuals.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, manufacturing, marketing) A test for the ease of use of household appliances.

We set out to create a remote that passes the babysitter test, says Klarke, director of marketing and development for Harmony remotes.