单词 | deponent |
释义 | deponent adj. & n. --adj Gram. (of a verb, esp. in Latin or Greek) passive or middle in form but active in meaning. --n   1. Gram. a deponent verb.   2. Law a a person making a deposition under oath. b a witness giving written testimony for use in court etc. Etymology: L deponere (as DE-, ponere posit- place): adj. from the notion that the verb had laid aside the passive sense |
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