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a·bey·ance
/əˈbeəns/
名詞
不可數
中止, 擱置, 緩辦
From:
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a·bey·ance
/əˈbeəns/
名詞
機能停頓, 停止活動, 潛態
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
A·bey·ance
n.
1.
Law
Expectancy
;
condition
of
being
undetermined
.
Note:
☞
When
there
is
no
person
in
existence
in
whom
an
inheritance
(
or
a
dignity
)
can
vest
,
it
is
said
to
be
in
abeyance
,
that
is
,
in
expectation
;
the
law
considering
it
as
always
potentially
existing
,
and
ready
to
vest
whenever
a
proper
owner
appears
.
2.
Suspension
;
temporary
suppression
.
Keeping
the
sympathies
of
love
and
admiration
in
a
dormant
state
,
or
state
of
abeyance
.
--
De
Quincey
.
◄
►
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
abeyance
n
:
temporary
cessation
or
suspension
[
syn
:
suspension
]
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