Fabian

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈfeɪbi.ən/

Adjective

broadly

(military) Pertaining to or reminiscent of Roman general Fabius Maximus, whose tactics against Hannibal during the Second Punic War famously consisted of delaying or avoiding combat, focusing instead on weakening the enemy by cutting off supply lines.

Japanese Meaning

ローマの将軍ファビウス・マキシムスに関連する、またはその戦略（戦闘を回避し、消耗戦によって敵の補給線を断ち、徐々に弱体化させる戦法）を示す形容詞として用いられる。

What is this buttons?

The commander ordered a Fabian defense, avoiding direct engagement and instead severing the enemy's supply routes.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

指揮官はファビウス式の防御を命じ、正面からの交戦を避けて代わりに敵の補給路を断った。

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Sense（1）

Hood complained behind his commander's back to Richmond of Johnston's Fabian strategy.

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Sense（2）

Advocating that social reforms be reached through a series of gradual and moderate stages rather than sudden revolution; specifically, relating to the Fabian Society, a British socialist society advocating reformist socialism.

Sense（3）

(by extension) cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest.

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