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
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悬垂的,下垂的
Dangling, drooping, hanging down or suspended; pointed downward.
The chandelier has pendent crystals.
吊灯上有下垂的水晶。
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.
The pendent branches of the willow tree brushed the water surface.
下垂的柳枝轻拂水面。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
The decision is still pendent.
Use this
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’。
Not this
She bought a beautiful pendent.
Use this
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'。
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