abeyance
abeyance 英 [əˈbeɪəns] 美 [əˈbeəns]
n. 中止，停顿；归属待定，暂搁
名词复数:abeyances
- An abeyance is a temporary halt to something, with the emphasis on "temporary." It is usually used with the word "in" or "into"; "in abeyance" suggests a state of waiting or holding.
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- n. 中止，停顿；归属待定，暂搁
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1. The sanctions againt the country fell into abeyance yesterday.
对那个国家的制裁昨天中止。
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2. This is a good plan but not at this time. Let's just hold it in abeyance until things get better.
这个计划很好，但是眼下不适合执行这个计划，我们先把它搁置一下，等待形势好转吧！
- abeyance (n.) 1520s, "state of expectation," from Anglo-French abeiance "suspension," also "expectation (especially in a lawsuit)," from Old French abeance "aspiration, powerful desire," noun of condition from abeer "aspire after, gape, open wide," from à "at" (see ad-) + ba(y)er "be open," from Latin *batare "to yawn, gape" (see abash).
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