English Dictionary

out-Byzantine

動詞

他動詞

(transitive) To appear to be a more subtle negotiator than; to outsmart.

日本語の意味

より巧妙な交渉術を用いて相手を上回る / 相手を策略で出し抜く

During the negotiations, she tried to out-Byzantine her rivals by offering a string of tiny concessions buried in convoluted stipulations.

交渉の間、彼女は一連の些細な譲歩を複雑な条項に紛れ込ませることで、相手より巧妙な交渉者であるかのように振る舞った。

意味（1）

(transitive) To appear to be a more subtle negotiator than; to outsmart.

Although Ambassador Korry had admonished the president that “trying to out-Byzantine” the emperor “would be futile and counterproductive” and that Kennedy therefore should “spell out details of the U.S. program and justification from the start,” Washington tried to outsmart HIM […]

out-Byzantines （ present singular third-person ）

out-Byzantining （ participle present ）

out-Byzantined （ participle past ）

out-Byzantined （ past ）