(尤用于法律或政治语境)罢免、废黜(统治者或官员的职务);(法律)作证、宣誓证言(较少见义项)。
/dɪˈpoʊz/
They voted to depose the president.
他们投票决定罢免总统。
After weeks of protests, the ruler was deposed by the military, and a transitional council took power.
经过数周抗议,统治者被军方废黜,随后过渡委员会掌权。
来自拉丁语 dēpōnere,由 **dē-**(“向下、移除”)+ pōnere(“放置”)组成,本义带有“把某物放下/移走”的含义,后来引申为“把人从职位上撤下”,尤其用于君主或高官被推翻、罢免的场景。