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pendency

/pen-duhn-see/US // ˈpɛn dən si //

悬而未决,悬而未决的问题,滞后性,滞后期

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural pen·den·cies.

    • : the state or time of being pending, undecided, or undetermined, as of a lawsuit awaiting settlement.

Examples

  • Second, She is exempted from personal restraint during the pendency of a divorce suit.

  • During the pendency of the proceedings above described, a second line of resistance to the government developed.

  • All cases were to be dropped of those dying during their pendency, without disability of their descendants.

  • Nor let the pendency of the case before me, in which you are counsel, have any influence to deter you.

  • My first application for a patent was an adjustable track wrench that met complete failure after a years pendency.