English Dictionary

hygiene theater

名詞

不可算名詞

Acts of cleaning intended more for the purpose of making an area appear safe and clear of disease-causing agents than actually so.

日本語の意味

実際の衛生効果よりも、安全であるように見せかけるために行われる清掃行為。 / 効果重視ではなく、見た目の衛生状態を演出するための形式的な清掃措置。

At the conference, the new cleaning protocols felt like nothing more than hygiene theater rather than measures that would actually reduce infection.

会議では、新しい清掃プロトコルが実際に感染を減らすための対策というよりは、見せかけの衛生対策に過ぎないと感じられた。

意味（1）

Acts of cleaning intended more for the purpose of making an area appear safe and clear of disease-causing agents than actually so.

It seems baffling that despite mounting evidence of [ventilation's] importance, we are stuck practicing hygiene theater—constantly deep cleaning everything—while not noticing the air we breathe.