c. 1400, "abeyance, temporary cessation; state of not being carried out" (of legal matters), from Anglo-French suspens (in en suspens "in abeyance," c. 1300), Old French sospense "delay, deferment (of judgement), act of suspending," from Latin suspensus, past participle of suspendere "to hang up; interrupt" (see suspend). Meaning "state of mental uncertainty with more or less anxiety" (mid-15c.) is from legal meaning, perhaps via notion of "awaiting an expected decision," or from "state of having the mind or thoughts suspended." As a genre of novels, stories, etc., attested from 1951.
双语例句
1. "Go on, don't leave us in suspense," Dennis said.
丹尼斯说：“接着说，别吊我们胃口了。”
来自柯林斯例句
2. a tale of mystery and suspense
一个神秘莫测、充满悬念的故事
来自《权威词典》
3. The director used ingenious devices to keep the audience in suspense.
导演用巧妙手法引起观众的悬念.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4. The suspense was unbearable.
这样提心吊胆的状况实在叫人受不了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. Keppler kept all his men in suspense until that morning before announcing which two would be going.
