abeyance
n. 中止,停顿;归属待定,暂搁
例句
The Russian threat is, at the least, in abeyance.
俄罗斯的威胁,最起码是潜在的。
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Once war broke out, the system went into abeyance.
一战爆发后,金本位体系告终。
The question is in abeyance until we know more about it.
问题暂时搁置,直到我们了解更多有关情况再行研究。