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A formal word with a few uses. In law, it's a formal statement a witness gives under oath, recorded before a trial. It can also mean a ruler being formally removed from power ("the deposition of a king"). In science, it means a substance settling or building up somewhere over time, like sediment in a river.
（法律）證詞筆錄；（統治者）被罷黜；（科學）沉積
組成de- (down) + posit (to place, put) + -ion (noun ending) — literally "a putting down."
同家族的字
- depositdeposition and deposit share the root 'posit' — to put or place something down
原始詞典資料8 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Depositionname
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ChristianityThe removal of Jesus from the cross.
depositionnoun/ˌdɛp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/
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The removal of someone from office.
- So, Andover featured in the Glorious Revolution, which involved the deposition of Catholic fraterniser James II and his replacement by stout Protestants William and Mary.
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The act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; the resultant deposit.
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chemistrynatural-sciencesphysical-sciencesThe production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface.
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lawThe process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken.
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climatologymeteorologynatural-sciencesThe formation of snow or frost directly from water vapor.
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natural-sciencesphysical-sciencesphysicsThe transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation)
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lifestylereligionThe formal placement of relics in a church or shrine, and the feast day commemorating it.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。