suspense

/səˈspens/ (bre, ipa) · /səˈspens/ (ame, ipa) · /sə-ˈspen(t)s/ (ame, mw)

suspense — noun

1. a pleasant feeling of worry and excitement that people feel when they are waitin

1.名詞B2
釋義

a pleasant feeling of worry and excitement that people feel when they are waiting to find out what will happen, especially in a story, film, or real-life situation with an unknown result

例句

The film's final scene left the audience in suspense until the very last shot.

in suspense — set phrase describing the state of anxious waiting

Quinn could not stand the suspense any longer and opened the letter.

同義詞
  • tension

    a strained feeling that can come from conflict or pressure; more negative and less focused on uncertainty

  • anticipation

    excitement about something expected; lacks the worry or nervousness of suspense

  • uncertainty

    a neutral mental state of not knowing; has no emotional charge of excitement

反義詞
  • certainty

    the state of knowing what will happen, the opposite of the unknown that creates suspense

  • relief

    the feeling that comes when the waiting is over and the outcome is known

文法句型

in suspense

keep / hold someone in suspense

suspense + verb (builds / mounts / grows)

the suspense of [noun phrase]

用法筆記

Frequently appears in the fixed phrase 'in suspense' to describe a person's mental state while waiting. The verb collocations 'build', 'mount', and 'grow' are typical with suspense as the subject, especially in descriptions of stories or films.

常見錯誤

❌I felt very suspense when the door opened.
✅I felt a lot of suspense when the door opened.
💡'suspense' is a noun, not an adjective; use the adjective 'suspenseful' for describing things (e.g., 'a suspenseful scene').