- zashi remaining an idle spectator, looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
Formal, literary or journalistic; used to criticize inaction in the face of problems, stronger than 傍観.
政府は座視してはいけない。
Seifu wa zashi shite wa ikenai.
The government must not just look on.
彼は座視できなかった。
Kare wa zashi dekinakatta.
He could not remain a idle spectator.
⚖️ Often confused with 傍観, which is neutral looking on; 座視 implies blameworthy inaction.
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