• adj. 未决定的；行将发生的
• prep. 在…期间；直到…时为止；在等待…之际
• v. 待定；悬而不决（pend的ing形式）
• n. (Pending)人名；(瑞典)彭丁

来自拉丁语pendere,悬挂，词源同pendulum.引申词义悬而未决的，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.

她对该杂志提起的诽谤诉讼尚未判决。

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

在她的事情核实之前，所有针对她的指控都已撤回。

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

门多萨在要求获得政治庇护之前一直呆在这里。

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

1989年，该法院有600件案子待决。

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5. He was freed on bail pending an appeal.

他被取保候审。

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