- [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
- [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
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law 法律 a formal statement, taken from somebody and used in court 书面证词
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin depositio(n-), from the verb deponere ‘to lay aside’.