けいえん
Keien
敬遠 (Keien) is a Japanese noun meaning “pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant, keeping at arm's length, giving a wide berth, avoiding (something unpleasant)”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbpretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; giving a wide berth
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbavoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbgiving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
Examples
君は彼を敬遠する方がよい。
You had better keep him at a respectful distance.
彼はそのバッターを敬遠した。
He walked the batter intentionally.
彼は一番大事な問題を敬遠したように思えた。
I felt that he skirted around the most important issues.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).