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de.pose

<動詞>
deposed, depos.ing, depos.es

<及物動詞>
1 a. 罷黜; 革職
b. 廢除 (王位); 廢 (君)
2『法律』
a. 宣誓作證
b. 採取…的口供
Investigators will depose the witness behind closed doors.調查員們將祕密採取證人的證詞
3 放下; 放置

<不及物動詞>
『法律』作證

<形容詞>
de.posa.ble

v [T] [Date: 1200-1300; Language: French; Origin: deposer, from Latin deponere 'to put down']
to remove a leader or ruler from a position of power