pendent + noun
pendent 作定语修饰名词,表示「下垂的」。
The chandelier has pendent crystals.
吊灯上有下垂的水晶。
悬垂的,下垂的
待决的,未定的;(建筑)由连锁构件组成的,(如拱楔块、穹隅等)悬构的;不完整的,尤指缺少限定动词的;下垂的;悬挂的。;悬而未决的。
Dangling, drooping, hanging down or suspended; pointed downward.
下垂的;悬挂的。
Dangling, drooping, hanging down or suspended.
悬而未决的。
Pending (in various senses).
悬挂的,或由多个不能独立但组合后稳定的构件组成(如拱石的楔块、穹顶的帆拱)。
Either hanging in some sense, or constructed of multiple elements such as the voussoirs of an arch or the pendentives of a dome, none of which can stand on its own, but which in combination are stable.
下垂的或朝下的;(指新月)角朝下的。
Hanging or pointed downward; (of a crescent) with its horns pointing downward.
不完整的,如缺少限定动词的。
Incomplete in some sense, such as lacking a finite verb.
The pendent branches of the willow tree brushed the water surface.
下垂的柳枝轻拂水面。
用法提示:pendent 作为形容词,在此句中表示“下垂的”,修饰树枝。
She wore a pair of pendent gold earrings that swayed with her movements.
她戴着一对下垂的金耳环,随着她的动作摆动。
用法提示:pendent 在此句中形容耳环“下垂的”,强调其悬挂状态。
The cave was adorned with pendent stalactites of various sizes.
洞穴里装饰着各种大小的下垂钟乳石。
用法提示:pendent 描述钟乳石“下垂的”形态,为形容词用法。
pendent 作定语修饰名词,表示「下垂的」。
The chandelier has pendent crystals.
吊灯上有下垂的水晶。
pendent 作表语,与系动词连用,表示「悬而未决的」。
The legal case is still pendent.
这个法律案件仍然悬而未决。
grammar · medium
易错句子The decision is still pendent.
正确表达The decision is still pending.
这里误用了'pendent'。在法律或行政语境中表示‘悬而未决的’,常用'pending'而非'pendent'。'pending'是标准用法,意为‘待定的、未决定的’。
grammar · medium
易错句子She bought a beautiful pendent.
正确表达She bought a beautiful pendant.
这里混淆了形容词'pendent'(下垂的)和名词'pendant'(吊坠)。表示项链等饰品时应使用名词'pendant'。
pendent是形容词,表示悬挂的状态;pendant是名词,指悬挂的饰品。
pendent可表示'悬而未决',但更常指物理悬挂;pending专指事情尚未决定或即将发生。
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