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be in abeyance
常用于描述状态，不可数名词。
The project is in abeyance until funding is secured.
该项目暂停，直到资金到位。
暂停；中止；暂时搁置；休眠状态
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
暂停；中止；暂时搁置；休眠状态
a temporary state of being suspended or put aside; dormancy
The project is in abeyance until funding is secured.
该项目暂停，直到资金到位。
期待；不确定的财产所有权状态；继承权的中断
Expectancy; a condition when an ownership of real property is undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title.
暂停；暂时抑制；休眠状态
Suspension; temporary suppression; dormant condition.
贵族或有纹章头衔的期待,其权利存在但行使被暂停
Expectancy of a noble or armigeral title, its right in existence but its exercise suspended.
The project is currently in abeyance until we receive further instructions.
该项目目前处于中止状态，直到我们收到进一步的指示。
The court case was held in abeyance due to the lack of evidence.
由于缺乏证据，法院案件被暂时搁置。
Plans for the new park are in abeyance while the city council reviews the budget.
新公园的计划暂时搁置，市议会正在审查预算。
常用于描述状态，不可数名词。
The project is in abeyance until funding is secured.
该项目暂停，直到资金到位。
表示进入中止状态，常用过去时。
The custom fell into abeyance after the war.
战后这个习俗被搁置了。
主语为人或机构，主动决定暂缓。
The committee decided to hold the plan in abeyance.
委员会决定暂缓该计划。
Not this
The new rule will be abeyanced until further notice.
Use this
The new rule will be held in abeyance until further notice.
“abeyance”是名词，不是动词。正确的表达是“held in abeyance”，表示暂时搁置。
Not this
The matter is under abeyance.
Use this
The matter is in abeyance.
正确的介词搭配是“in abeyance”，表示处于暂停状态，而不是“under abeyance”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
处于暂停状态；被暂时搁置
The proposed legislation is currently in abeyance.
拟议中的立法目前处于搁置状态。
把…暂缓；暂时搁置
The company held the project in abeyance until the market improved.
公司把项目暂时搁置，直到市场好转。
中止；暂停执行
The old tradition fell into abeyance over the centuries.
这个古老的传统在几个世纪里逐渐中止了。
把…搁置起来；暂不处理
They left the dispute in abeyance to avoid conflict.
他们把这个争议搁置起来，以避免冲突。
暂停；搁置
The decision is in abeyance until more information is available.
在获得更多信息之前，该决定暂时搁置。
暂缓；搁置
The company decided to hold the project in abeyance due to budget cuts.
由于预算削减，公司决定暂缓该项目。
陷于停顿；不再使用
The old custom has fallen into abeyance in recent years.
这种旧习俗近年来已不再流行。
Use abeyance naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 abeyance 拆成 a + be + yance，联想“一件事被放到一边（be yance）”= 暂停、悬而不决。
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文书、新闻报道、正式书面语 该词多用于正式场合，比较常见于法律、新闻或书面语中，表示暂停、中止或悬置状态；日常口语中较少使用。
None of these words rhyme with 'abeyance' (/əˈbeiəns/) because the stressed vowel differs. They share only the written -ance ending, pronounced /əns/. Clearance and appearance do rhyme with each other (stressed /ɪə/).
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.