后綴-ance,-ancy

漢：抽象名詞后綴，表示狀態(tài)、情況、性質(zhì)、行為，-ance,-ancy二者同義，許多詞具有-ance和-ancy兩種形式后綴。
英：
-ance
word-forming element attached to verbs to form abstract nouns of process or fact (convergence from converge), or of state or quality (absence from absent); ultimately from Latin -antia and -entia, which depended on the vowel in the stem word. As Old French evolved from Latin, these were leveled to -ance, but later French borrowings from Latin (some of them subsequently passed to English) used the appropriate Latin form of the ending, as did words borrowed by English directly from Latin (diligence, absence). English thus inherited a confused mass of words from French and further confused it since c.1500 by restoring -ence selectively in some forms of these words to conform with Latin. Thus dependant, but independence, etc.
-ancy
word-forming element denoting quality or state, from Latin -antia, forming abstract nouns on pp. adjectives in -antem, appearing in English mostly in words borrowed directly from Latin (those passing through French usually have -ance or -ence; see -ance).
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-ance
a suffix used to form nouns either from adjectives in -ant or from verbs: brilliance; appearance.
Origin:
Middle English < Old French < Latin -antia -ancy, equivalent to -ant- -ant + -ia -y

World English Dictionary
-ance or -ancy

— suffix forming nouns
Compare -ence indicating an action, state or condition, or quality: hindrance ; tenancy ; resemblance
[via Old French from Latin -antia; see -ancy ]

-ancy or -ancy
— suffix forming nouns
[via Old French from Latin -antia; see -ancy ]
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1.abeyance
n.condition of not being in force or in use for a time 暫停，中止 *a(=to),bey(=gape)
例句：During the war,titles to private property were declared to be in abeyance.戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)期間，私有財(cái)產(chǎn)權(quán)被宣布中止。
2.vigilance
n.watchfulness;keeping watch 警惕，警戒，警覺(jué) * vigil(=lively)
例句：The President called for increased vigilance along the DMZ.總統(tǒng)要求加強(qiáng)非軍事區(qū)域周邊的警戒。
3.relevance
n.the condition of being closely connected with what is happening,being discussed,done,etc.關(guān)聯(lián)；適當(dāng)，適宜 *re(=again,intensive),lev(=lift,smooth)
例句：What relevance does this have to the matter at hand? 這和我們手頭的問(wèn)題有什么關(guān)系？
4.grievance
n.real or imagined cause for complaint or protest 抱怨，不滿 *griev(heavy)
例句：Workers must file grievances through their union representative.工人要有不滿通過(guò)工會(huì)申訴。
5.defiance
n. open disobedience or resistance,refusal to recognize authority,defying 反抗，蔑視；挑戰(zhàn) *de (=away,intensive).fi(d)(=trust)
例句：Defiance of the new rules will result in severe punishment.無(wú)視新規(guī)則將受到嚴(yán)厲懲罰。
6.allowance
n.sum of money,amount of something;deduction or discount;pocket money 限額；定量；折扣；零用錢 *al<ad(=to),low (=give)
例句：His weekly allowance was raised on his birthday.生日那天他每周的零用錢增加了。