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abeyance [əˈbeəns]

n. （法律、规则、习俗等）中止; 暂停; （法律、规则等）暂时失效; 处于暂时搁置（或中止）状态;
adj. 暂时搁置的，所有权未定的，暂缓执行的;

例句:

  • The matter was left in abeyance until Haig saw French.
    事情被搁置了起来，直到黑格见到法国人。
  • The question is in abeyance until we know more about it.
    问题暂时搁置,直到我们了解更多有关情况再行研究.
  • The law was held in abeyance for well over twenty years.
    这项法律被搁置了二十多年.
  • Rising stocks generally coax issuers into the capital markets, while jumpy markets tend to keep issuers in abeyance.
    来自WSJ