English Dictionary

Fabian

/ˈfeɪbi.ən/

adj

(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.

Fabian is a talented musician.

意味（1）

(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.

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

意味（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.

意味（3）

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