abeyance
nounWord Originlate 16th cent. (in the legal sense): from Old French abeance ‘aspiration to a title’, from abeer ‘aspire after’, from a- ‘towards’ + beer ‘to gape’.
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in abeyance
- (formal)
not being used, or being stopped for a period of time 搁置；暂停使用；暂时中止 Legal proceedings are in abeyance, while further enquiries are made. 法律诉讼暂时搁置，正在进一步调查。