悬念

• ピンイン: xuán niàn
• 漢字の分解: 悬 = 心 (heart, metaphoric worry/uncertainty) + 县 (phonetic); 念 = 今 (now) + 心 (heart) — a thought currently in the heart

意味

サスペンス／（物語の）引き・未解決の謎

A key narrative concept in film, literature, and drama. Used to describe plot tension, the anticipation of an unknown result, or ongoing concern. Also appears in sports reporting to describe an uncertain contest.

例文

1. 导演精心设计的悬念贯穿整部电影，让观众始终无法预测下一个情节的走向。
2. 这场比赛直到最后一分钟才分出胜负，悬念十足，球迷们的心始终悬在嗓子眼上。
3. 小说结尾留下了一个巨大的悬念，等待续集来为读者一一解答那些未竟之谜。

使い方ガイド

場面: film, literature, sports, media

トーン: neutral

正しい言い方

• 编剧在第二集结尾设置了一个强烈的悬念，成功勾起观众对下一集内容的强烈期待。(The screenwriter planted a powerful cliffhanger at the end of episode two, successfully whetting the audience's appetite for the next instalment.)
• 这场选举直到开票最后阶段悬念才得以揭晓，投票结果之接近令所有分析人士大感意外。(The suspense of this election was not resolved until the final stage of vote-counting, and the closeness of the result surprised all analysts.)

避ける言い方

• 她对朋友的生日礼物有悬念 — 悬念 implies sustained narrative or public uncertainty, not simple personal curiosity; for wondering what a friend received use 好奇 or 期待; 悬念 sounds overly dramatic for minor personal matters

起源と歴史

悬 (to hang/be uncertain) + 念 (thought/concern)

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal