酷兔词典首页

deposition

美音:[´depə´zıʃən ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[´depə´zıʃən ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
n.沉积作用,沉积物,革职,废王位,免职

难易程度:

deposition为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

形容词:deposi-tional

近义词, 同义词

deposition


/,depə'zɪʃn; ,dɛpə`zɪʃən/
n
1 [U] removing (a ruler such as a king) from power; dethronement (对国王等统治者的)废黜, 罢免.
2 [U, C] (law 律) (action of making a) statement on oath 宣誓作证; (经宣誓的)证词
*The accused has made a deposition. 被告已宣誓作证. Cf 参看 depose.

deposition


n
[U]technical
the natural process of depositing a substance on rocks or soil
 the deposition of marine sediments
[C]law
a statement written or recorded for a court of law, by someone who has promised to tell the truth
[U and C]
the act of removing someone from a position of power
1. He lived a poor life after his deposition.
    他被免职后过着贫穷的生活。

更多句子>>>