depose

depose

英 [dɪ'pəʊz]
　　美 [dɪ'poz]

vt. 免職；作證；廢黜
　　vi. 宣誓作證

中文詞源：

depose 罷免

de-, 向下，離開。pose, 放置。即下放，罷免。

例句：

1. The right to elect chieftains and to depose them.
選舉和撤換酋長的權利.

2. The witness is going to depose.
證人即將宣誓做證.

3. The emperor attempted to depose the Pope.
皇帝企圖廢黜教皇.

4. The council of the tribe also had the power to depose both sachems and chiefs.
部落會議也有罷免首領和酋帥的權利.

5. Meanwhile, the revolutionaries prepare to stage a coup and depose the king.
而正在此時, 革命者正準備發起攻擊,推翻國王.