pending
翻譯
待定的, 未決的
例句
The patent application is still pending.
專利申請仍在審批中。
He was released on bail pending his appeal.
他在等待上訴期間被保釋。
文法模式
((sth.)) is pending (形容詞) (某事)待定 The patent application is still pending.
pending ((sth.)) (介詞) 在等待(某事)期間 He was released on bail pending his appeal.
近義詞
同義詞: awaiting, unresolved, undecided; 反義詞: decided, resolved, completed
詞源
源自拉丁語「pendere」，意為「懸掛」。「pending」的事情就像「懸」在空中，等待決定。
記憶技巧
想像一個文件掛在鉤子上，「等待」批准。