pendent

a. 下垂的, 悬而未决的, 向外伸出的, 即将来临的 [法] 悬而未决的, 即将发生的, 即将来临的

发音

UK /ˈpɛndənt/

词形变化

pendents 复数 pendents more pendent 比较级 most pendent 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Alternative spelling of pendant.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Dangling, drooping, hanging down or suspended.

  2. 2.

    Pending (in various senses).

  3. 3.

    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.

    建筑
  4. 4.

    Hanging or pointed downward; (of a crescent) with its horns pointing downward.

    政治 纹章
  5. 5.

    Incomplete in some sense, such as lacking a finite verb.

    语言学
  6. 6.

    Projecting over something; overhanging.

    废旧

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

pendant chandelier

上位词 1

adornment

下位词 3

lavaliere lavalier lavalliere

整体词 2

necklace eardrop
形容词

同义词 1

dependent

近义相关 1

supported

相关短语

pendent jurisdiction

词源

From Middle English pendaunt, Anglo-Norman pendaunt, pendant, respelled to reflect Latin pendēns, pendentis, present participle of pendere (“to hang, to be suspended”). Compare pendant, which retained the spelling.

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