abeyance

[ə'beiəns]

n.暂时中止, (指问题等)缓议, 暂时无效或停用

例句与用法:

The decision is in abeyance until he returns from holiday.

那项决议在他度假回来之前一直搁置着。

"No imprisonment without trial" is a principle that goes into abeyance when the nation's security is in danger from terrorists.

当国家的安全受到恐怖分子的威胁时,"没有审判便没有监禁"这一原则也就停止不用了。

词形变化:

形容词: abeyant |

详细释义:

n.

1. 中止; 暂搁

2. 【律】(所有权等的)归属待定