A diversionary activity is one intended to attract people's attention away from something which you do not want them to think about, know about, or deal with.
例句
Fires were started by the prisoners as a diversionary tactic...犯人纵火以转移注意力。They asked the British to launch a diversionary attack on the north coast.他们要求英国在北部海岸发动佯攻。
英英词典释义
Adjective
1. of tactics e.g.; likely or designed to confuse or deceive