| 释义 |
pendant or sometimes pendent /penˈdənt/ noun- Anything hanging, esp for ornament
- A hanging ornament esp one worn on a chain, etc around the neck
- The hanging (esp decorated) end of a waistbelt
- An earring
- A lamp hanging from the roof
- An ornament of wood or of stone hanging downwards from a roof
- A pennant (nautical)
- A pendant-post (see below)
- Anything attached to another thing of the same kind, an appendix
- A companion picture, poem, etc
ORIGIN: Fr pendant, prp of pendre to hang, from L pendēns, -entis, prp of pendēre to hang penˈdency noun - A state or quality of being pendent
- Droop
penˈdent adjective - (sometimes penˈdant) hanging
- Dangling
- Drooping
- Overhanging
- Not yet decided
- Grammatically incomplete, left in suspense
pendentive /-dentˈ/ noun (architecture) - One of four spherical triangles formed by a dome springing from a square base
- Part of a groined vault resting on one pier
penˈdently adverb penˈdicle noun - A pendant
- A dependency or appendage
- A thing attached to something else, such as a privilege to a post, or a small piece of land to a rented property
penˈdicler noun The tenant of a pendicle penˈdant-postˈ noun A post placed against a wall, usu resting on a corbel or capital, with a tie beam or hammer beam fixed to its upper end |