deposition

.depә'ziʃәn
六级托福GRE Collins 1

英文释义

n. the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
n. (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office
n. the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office

中文翻译

n. 免职, 作证, 沉淀
[化] 沉积

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记忆技巧

deposition 由前缀 de- 和词根 posit 组成。de- 意为“向下、去掉”，而 posit 来自拉丁语 ponere，意为“放置”。整体意思为“放下、沉淀”。

例句

1. The lawyer took a deposition from the witness to gather more information.
律师对证人进行了宣誓证言，以收集更多信息。
2. During the deposition, she answered all the questions honestly.
在宣誓证言中，她诚实地回答了所有问题。
3. The deposition will be used as evidence in the court case.
该宣誓证言将作为法庭案件的证据。

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