depositionKK [ˏdɛpəˋzɪʃən] /ˌdɛpəˈzɪʃən/發音de- 向下、除去+pos 放置+-ition 名詞→向下放置展開收合de-字首向下、除去pos字根放置-ition字尾名詞字面：向下放置把物質放下堆積即沉積；把人從職位上拉下即罷免、廢黜；正式記錄下來的陳述即證詞。名詞1宣誓證詞、庭外採證法律The witness gave a deposition in the attorney's office last week.該證人上週在律師事務所錄下宣誓證詞。2沉積、沉澱The deposition of sand along the coast has widened the beach.沿岸的沙土沉積使這片海灘變寬了。3罷免、廢黜正式The king's deposition ended three centuries of family rule.國王遭廢黜，終結了家族三百年的統治。