deponent

n. [律]立誓词者, 宣誓作证者

发音

UK /dɪˈpəʊnənt/
US /dɪˈpoʊnənt/
US /diˈpoʊ.nənt/

词形变化

deponents 复数 deponents

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A witness; especially one who gives information under oath, in a deposition concerning facts known to him or her.

    法律
  2. 2.

    A deponent verb.

    语言学
adj.
  1. 1.

    Having an active meaning, but conjugating as though it were being used with a different voice (such as the passive).

    异态

    异相

    语言学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

deposer testifier

上位词 3

witness informant witnesser

词源

From Latin dēpōnēns (“laying aside”), the present active participle of dēpōnō (“lay aside”), from dē- + pōnō (“put, place”). The name comes from the idea that such verbs were originally reflexive and then later "laid aside" their passive meanings.

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