ABSTRACT

This article examines the legislative measures imposed by governments as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic and scrutinizes, in particular, governments’ extensive use of military metaphors to justify those measures. It argues that while the use of military metaphors can usefully and desirably function to mobilize widespread acceptance and compliance with the relevant legislative measures and to motivate action, the use of metaphors in this way should nonetheless be viewed with caution. Metaphors of war and associated images are emotionally powerful and can function in a way that makes it difficult to question governmental responses and responsibility.

中文翻译：

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呼吸机，导弹，医生，部队……通过军事隐喻对COVID-19采取立法措施的理由

摘要

本文研究了政府针对COVID-19大流行采取的立法措施，并仔细审查了政府广泛使用军事隐喻为这些措施辩护的情况。它认为，虽然军事隐喻的使用可以有益地，理想地起到动员人们广泛接受和遵守有关立法措施并激发行动的作用，但仍应谨慎对待以这种方式使用隐喻。战争的隐喻和相关的图像在情感上是强大的，并且可以以某种方式起作用，从而使人们难以质疑政府的反应和责任。