English-Thai Dictionary

fabian

A เกี่ยวกับ วิธีการ ที่ ทำให้ ศัตรู อ่อนกำลัง ลง แทน การ รบ โดยตรง 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FABIAN

a.Delaying; dilatory; avoiding battle, in imitation of Q. Fabius Maximus, a Roman general who conducted military operations against Hannibal, by declining to risk a battle in the open field, but harassing the enemy by marches, countermarches and ambuscades.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FABIAN

Fa "bi *an, a. Etym: [L. Fabianus, Fabius, belonging to Fabius. ]

 

Defn: Of, pertaining to, or in the manner of, the Roman general, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus; cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest. Fabian policy, a policy like that of Fabius Maximus, who, by carefully avoiding decisive contests, foiled Hannibal, harassing his army by marches, countermarches, and ambuscades; a policy of delays and cautions.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Fabian

Fa bi an |ˈfābēən ˈfeɪbiən | ▶noun a member or supporter of the Fabian Society, an organization of socialists aiming at the gradual rather than revolutionary achievement of socialism. ▶adjective relating to or characteristic of the Fabians: the Fabian movement. • employing a cautiously persistent and dilatory strategy to wear out an enemy: Fabian tactics. DERIVATIVES Fa bi an ism |-izəm |noun, Fa bi an ist |-əst |noun ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from the name of Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (see Fabius ), after whom the Fabian Society is also named.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Fabian

Fabian |ˈfeɪbɪən | ▶noun a member or supporter of the Fabian Society, an organization of socialists aiming to achieve socialism by gradual rather than revolutionary means. ▶adjective relating to or characteristic of the Fabians: the Fabian movement. • employing a cautiously persistent and dilatory strategy to wear out an enemy: Fabian tactics. DERIVATIVES Fabianism noun, Fabianist noun ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from the name of Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (see Fabius ).

 

Duden Dictionary

Fabian

Fa bi an Eigenname |F a bian |männlicher Vorname

 

Fabianist

Fa bi a nist Substantiv, maskulin , der |Fabian i st |der Fabianist; Genitiv: des Fabianisten, Plural: die Fabianisten Fabier

 

Fabian Society

Fa bi an So ci e ty, Fa bi an So cie ty Substantiv, feminin , die |ˈfeɪbi̯ən səˈsaɪətɪ |die Fabian Society; Genitiv: der Fabian Society lateinisch-englisch ; nach dem römischen Feldherrn Fabius Cunctator (d. h. der Zauderer )Vereinigung linksliberaler englischer Intellektueller, die Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts durch friedliche soziale Reformarbeit eine klassenlose Gesellschaft und soziale Gleichheit anstrebten