deposition
noun /ˌdepəˈzɪʃn/
/ˌdepəˈzɪʃn/
- [uncountable, countable] (specialist) the natural process of leaving a layer of a substance on rocks or soil; a substance left in this way
沉积(物);沉淀(物);淤积(物) - marine/river deposition
海洋/河流沉积物
- marine/river deposition
- [uncountable, countable] the act of removing somebody, especially a leader, from power
罢免;废黜 - the deposition of the King
废黜国王
- the deposition of the King
- [countable] (law
) a formal statement, taken from somebody and used in court法律 书面证词
词源late Middle English: from Latin depositio(n-), from the verb deponere ‘to lay aside’.