• adj. 未決定的；行將發生的
• prep. 在…期間；直到…時為止；在等待…之際
• v. 待定；懸而不決（pend的ing形式）
• n. (Pending)人名；(瑞典)彭丁

來自拉丁語pendere,懸掛，詞源同pendulum.引申詞義懸而未決的，待定的。

pending (prep.)

1640s, "during, in the process of," preposition formed from root of French pendant "during," literally "hanging," present participle of pendere "to hang, to suspend" (see pendant). Meaning patterned on a secondary sense of Latin pendente "not decided," literally "hanging," in legal phrase pendente lite "while the suit is pending." Use of the present participle before nouns caused it to be regarded as a preposition. As an adjective from 1797.

1. She had a libel action against the magazine pending.

她對該雜志提起的誹謗訴訟尚未判決。

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2. All charges against her are dropped pending the verification of her story.

在她的事情核實之前，所有針對她的指控都已撤回。

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3. Mendoza is here pending his request for political asylum.

門多薩在要求獲得政治庇護之前一直呆在這里。

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4. In 1989, the court had 600 pending cases.

1989年，該法院有600件案子待決。

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5. He was freed on bail pending an appeal.

他被取保候審。

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