| 释义 |
deponent/diˈpəʊnənt/ adj. & n.●adj. Gram. (of a verb, esp. in Latin or Greek) passive or middle in form but active in meaning 【语法】(尤指拉丁或希腊语中的动词)异相的 ●n. 1 Gram. a deponent verb 【语法】异相动词 2 Law 【法律】a a person making a deposition under oath 宣誓证人 b a witness giving written testimony for use in court etc. (在法庭等)提供书面证言的证人 [Latin deponere (as DE-, ponere posit- ‘place’): the adj. from the notion that the verb had laid aside the passive sense] |