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.
雙語例句
1. "Go on, don't leave us in suspense," Dennis said.
丹尼斯說：“接著說，別吊我們胃口了。”
來自柯林斯例句
2. a tale of mystery and suspense
一個神秘莫測、充滿懸念的故事
來自《權威詞典》
3. The director used ingenious devices to keep the audience in suspense.
導演用巧妙手法引起觀眾的懸念.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
4. The suspense was unbearable.
這樣提心吊膽的狀況實在叫人受不了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. Keppler kept all his men in suspense until that morning before announcing which two would be going.