下垂的,懸而未決的,即將來臨的
Pendent \Pend"ent\, a. [L. pendens, -entis, p. pr. of pendere to hang, to be suspended. Cf. {Pendant}.] 1. Supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging; as, a pendent leaf. ``The pendent world.'' --Shak. Often their tresses, when shaken, with pendent icicles tinkle. --Longfellow. 2. Jutting over; projecting; overhanging. ``A vapor sometime like a . . . pendent rock.'' --Shak.