Word · Frequency #19462
abeyance
暂停；中止；暂时搁置；休眠状态
核心释义
a temporary state of being suspended or put aside; dormancy
- 1.
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.
- 2.
暂停；暂时抑制；休眠状态
Suspension; temporary suppression; dormant condition.
- 3.
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.
（财产所有权或头衔等的）未决，悬置；（法律上的）中止；期待；不确定的财产所有权状态；继承权的中断；暂停；暂时抑制；休眠状态；贵族或有纹章头衔的期待,其权利存在但行使被暂停；中止
用法In use
The project is currently in abeyance until we receive further instructions.
用法提示：此句中，'abeyance' 表示项目暂时中止。
The court case was held in abeyance due to the lack of evidence.
用法提示：此句中，'abeyance' 表示案件暂时搁置。
Plans for the new park are in abeyance while the city council reviews the budget.
用法提示：此句中，'abeyance' 表示计划暂时搁置。
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。
fall into abeyance
表示进入中止状态，常用过去时。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- in abeyance
- 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。
- hold in abeyance
- 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。
- fall into abeyance
- 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。
- leave in abeyance
- 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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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/).
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