suspense

suspense
noun
[mass noun]
  1. 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。
  2. (chiefly Law)the temporary cessation or suspension of something
    (主律)暂停;权利中止
派生
suspenseful
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French suspens 'abeyance', based on Latin suspensus 'suspended, hovering, doubtful', past participle of suspendere (see suspend)
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