a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen 紧张;担心 come on, Fran, don't keep me in suspense!. 快点,弗兰,别吊我胃口了。 ■a quality in a work of fiction that arouses excited expectation or uncertainty about what may happen (小说中的)悬念 a tale of mystery and suspense. 充满神秘色彩和悬念的故事。 [as modifier]a suspense novel. 悬念小说。
(chiefly Law)the temporary cessation or suspension of something (主律)暂停;权利中止
派生 suspenseful adjective 语源
late Middle English: from Old French suspens 'abeyance', based on Latin suspensus 'suspended, hovering, doubtful', past participle of suspendere (see suspend)