English Dictionary

Indian giving

名詞

軽蔑的 くだけた表現 攻撃的 不可算名詞

(informal, derogatory, offensive) The act of giving something to someone under the pretense that they get to keep it permanently, and then taking it back later on, or expecting something in return.

日本語の意味

（侮蔑的な表現）相手に永続的に与えるように見せかけて何かを渡し、後で取り返したり、お返しを要求したりする行為を指します。

He objected when his friend used the phrase Indian giving to describe how their neighbor gave a present and later demanded it back.

彼は友人が隣人の、一度渡した贈り物を後で取り返すという行為を「一度渡して後で取り返す贈り物」と表現したことに反対した。

意味（1）

(informal, derogatory, offensive) The act of giving something to someone under the pretense that they get to keep it permanently, and then taking it back later on, or expecting something in return.