diff --git a/app/question_gen/pair_atomic_writer.py b/app/question_gen/pair_atomic_writer.py
index 8660da8..7b6412c 100644
--- a/app/question_gen/pair_atomic_writer.py
+++ b/app/question_gen/pair_atomic_writer.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class PairPendingBuffer:
     """
 
     def __init__(self) -> None:
-        """初始化空缓冲器。pending 以 pair_id 索引首个到达的孪生对成员。"""
+        """pending 以 pair_id 索引首个到达的孪生对成员，等伙伴到齐再 emit。"""
         self._pending: dict[str, GeneratedQuestion] = {}
 
     def add(self, q: GeneratedQuestion) -> QuestionUnit | None:
@@ -89,11 +89,7 @@ class PairPendingBuffer:
         return unit
 
     def pending_orphans(self) -> list[GeneratedQuestion]:
-        """返回当前仍未配齐的孤儿成员（供批次末尾检测悬挂项）。
-
-        返回:
-            尚在缓冲、未等到伙伴的孪生对成员列表（按 pair_id 插入顺序）。
-        """
+        """返回仍未配齐的悬挂成员，供调用方在批次末尾检测"只落 P 未落 Q"。"""
         return list(self._pending.values())
 
 
@@ -138,7 +134,7 @@ def _validate_disk_pair(pair_id: str, group: list[GeneratedQuestion]) -> list[Ge
     )
 
 
-def _sift_disk_pairs(questions: list[GeneratedQuestion]) -> list[GeneratedQuestion]:
+def _keep_complete_disk_pairs(questions: list[GeneratedQuestion]) -> list[GeneratedQuestion]:
     """筛选磁盘读回的题目：single 全保留、pair 按 ``_validate_disk_pair`` 三态处理。
 
     悬挂孤儿 warn+drop、结构损坏/绑定不一致 raise ValueError、合法成对保留后交给
@@ -182,7 +178,7 @@ def write_accepted(path: Path, units: list[QuestionUnit]) -> None:
 def read_accepted(path: Path) -> list[QuestionUnit]:
     """读回 path 的 accepted JSON → 聚合为单元列表。
 
-    磁盘是外部输入，按 P5 全量校验后再用：``_sift_disk_pairs`` 对 pair 分组三态处理
+    磁盘是外部输入，按 P5 全量校验后再用：``_keep_complete_disk_pairs`` 对 pair 分组三态处理
     ——"只落 P 未落 Q"的悬挂孤儿 warn+drop（不进结果、不 raise）；结构损坏（超员/
     角色重复）或绑定不一致（video_id/task_type/flip_axis）显式 raise ValueError（不
     依赖 build_units 内会被 ``-O`` 剥除的 assert）。single 全保留。
@@ -196,5 +192,5 @@ def read_accepted(path: Path) -> list[QuestionUnit]:
 
     raw = json.loads(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
     questions = [_dict_to_q(d) for d in raw]
-    kept = _sift_disk_pairs(questions)
+    kept = _keep_complete_disk_pairs(questions)
     return validate_units(build_units(kept))
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_pair_atomic_write.py b/tests/unit/test_pair_atomic_write.py
index 71c9c6c..9113552 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_pair_atomic_write.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_pair_atomic_write.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import json
 
 import pytest
+from loguru import logger
 
 from app.harness.pools import _q_to_dict
 from app.question_gen.pair_atomic_writer import (
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ def test_write_read_roundtrip_keeps_pair_and_single(tmp_path) -> None:
     assert {q.flip_axis for q in loaded_pair.questions} == {"before_after"}
 
 
-def test_read_drops_disk_dangling_orphan(tmp_path, caplog) -> None:
+def test_read_drops_disk_dangling_orphan(tmp_path) -> None:
     """磁盘上某 pair 只有 original（缺 mirror）→ read_accepted warn+drop，不 raise。"""
     single = _make_single()
     original, _ = _make_pair()
@@ -188,11 +189,19 @@ def test_read_drops_disk_dangling_orphan(tmp_path, caplog) -> None:
     out = tmp_path / "bank.json"
     out.write_text(json.dumps(records, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")
 
-    loaded = read_accepted(out)
+    # loguru 不走标准 logging，用项目既定 sink 捕获模式（见 test_inference_pair_aggregate）
+    captured: list[str] = []
+    sink_id = logger.add(captured.append, level="WARNING", format="{message}")
+    try:
+        loaded = read_accepted(out)
+    finally:
+        logger.remove(sink_id)
 
     assert len(loaded) == 1
     assert loaded[0].kind == "single"
     assert loaded[0].questions[0].question_id == single.question_id
+    # warn+drop 契约的 "warn" 半：悬挂孤儿必须告警，不静默丢弃
+    assert any("悬挂孤儿" in msg for msg in captured), "悬挂孤儿未告警（静默丢弃）"
 
 
 def test_read_raises_on_disk_corrupt_duplicate_role(tmp_path) -> None: