Fabian

Значение (Английский)

Adj

1. 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.
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.
3. (broadly) Cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest.

Noun

A Fabian socialist, a gradualist socialist; a member of the Fabian Society.

Name

1. (rare) A male given name from Latin.
2. A surname.

Синонимы

dilatory

protractive

procrastinatory

Переводы

Fabien

Fabiano

Fabián

Norman Ross

Fabian

Fabiano

Fabià

Fabian

fabien

Fabianus

Fabian Forte

Fabianus

Fabian

Fabião

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈfeɪbi.ən/

Этимология (Английский)

From Latin Fabiānus (“belonging to Fabius”), derived from Fabius + -ānus.

Предложения

Fabian does not like pepper .

Фабиан не любит перец.