abeyance
/əˈbeɪəns/noun
mass noun
1- a state of temporary disuse or suspension暂时搁置, 暂缓：
matters were held in abeyance pending further enquiries.
问题被搁置, 有待进一步调查。
1.1
- Law the position of being without, or waiting for, an owner or claimant【律】归属待定。
派生词
abeyant
adjective词源
late 16th cent. (in the legal sense)： from Old French abeance 'aspiration to a title', from abeer 'aspire after', from a- 'towards' + beer 'to gape'.