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.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. She had a libel action against the magazine pending.
她對(duì)該雜志提起的誹謗訴訟尚未判決。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. All charges against her are dropped pending the verification of her story.
在她的事情核實(shí)之前，所有針對(duì)她的指控都已撤回。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Mendoza is here pending his request for political asylum.