c. 1600 respelling of Middle English pendaunt "hanging, overhanging" (late 14c., from Old French pendant; see pendant) on model of its Latin original, pendentem.
实用例句
1. There is a pendent lamp.
头顶上是一盏吊灯.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Each pendent twig and leafy festoon was in a blaze.
每根悬挂着的细枝和每一串树叶都在燃烧.
来自辞典例句
3. Shadows of the pendent lamps flickered on the wall.
