◎ 賣(mài)關(guān)子 mài guānzi (1) [keep people guessing;stop a story at climax to keep the listeners in suspense;suspension] (2) 說(shuō)書(shū)人說(shuō)長(cháng)篇故事,在說(shuō)到緊要關(guān)節處中止,借以吸引聽(tīng)眾繼續往下聽(tīng)。比喻在緊要關(guān)頭故弄玄虛,以?huà)吨茖Ψ?(3) 一種修辭手段,用來(lái)使聽(tīng)者處于懸念狀態(tài),不知下文如何分解或如何作出推斷或結論——亦稱(chēng)“宕筆法”