【deponent】在多语言下的意思、翻译、词源、用法、例句
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英语(English)
词源(Etymology)
From Latin dēpōnēns (“laying aside”), the present active participle of dēpōnō (“lay aside”), from dē- + pōnō (“put, place”).
发音(Pronunciation)
形容词(Adjective)
deponent (not comparable)
- (of some Latin, Greek, Sanskrit, Scandinavian or Old Irish verbs) Having passive form (that is, conjugating like the passive voice), but an active meaning. (Such verbs, originally reflexive, are considered to have laid aside their passive meanings.)
翻译(Translations)
of a Latin or Greek verb: having a passive form with an active meaning
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名词(Noun)
deponent (plural deponents)
- (law) A witness; especially one who gives information under oath, in a deposition concerning facts known to him or her.
- (grammar) A deponent verb.
关联词(Related terms)
- depose
- deposition
- deposition de bene esse
翻译(Translations)
a witness
a deponent verb
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Danish
形容词(Adjective)
deponent
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Inflection
| Inflection of deponent | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | deponent | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | deponent | — | —2 |
| Plural | deponente | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | deponente | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
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Latin
动词(Verb)
dēpōnent