pendant

pendant
noun

a piece of jewellery that hangs from a chain worn round the neck
（项链的）垂饰，坠子
■a necklace with such a piece of jewellery
有垂饰的项链
■a light designed to hang from the ceiling
吊灯
■the part of a pocket watch by which it is suspended
（怀表的）表环，表柄，表把
■a short rope hanging from the head of a ship's mast, yardarm, or clew of a sail, used for attaching tackles
（挂在船的桅杆、桁端或帆下脚上绑索具的）短索
(Brit.)a pennant or tapering flag
(英)三角旗，尖旗
an artistic, literary, or musical composition intended to match or complement another
（对同类作品起匹配或补充作用的艺术、文学或音乐）补充作品；补编
the triptych's pendant will occupy the corresponding wall in the south transept.
和那幅三连画相配的画作将会放在南边耳堂相应的墙上。

adjective

语源

Middle English (denoting an architectural decoration projecting downwards): from Old French, literally 'hanging', present participle of the verb pendre, from Latin pendere

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