• n. 存款；保證金；沉淀物
• vt. 使沉積；存放
• vi. 沉淀

de-, 向下，離開。-posit, 放置，詞源同composite,position. 即放下，引申詞義存放，沉積。

deposit (v.)

1620s, from Latin depositus, past participle of deponere "lay aside, put down, deposit," also used of births and bets, from de- "away" (see de-) + ponere "to put, place" (past participle positus; see position (n.)). Related: Deposited; depositing.

deposit (n.)

1620s, from Latin depositum, from deponere (see deposit (v.)). Geological sense is from 1781; monetary sense is from 1737.

1. This is more like a downpayment, or a deposit, if you like.

這更像是首付，也可以說是定金。

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2. Dermot's putting his money by, in a Deposit Account.

德莫特把錢存在一個定期存款賬戶里。

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3. The undersigned buyers agree to pay a 5,000 pound deposit.

已簽名的買主同意支付5,000英鎊的訂金。

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4. Landlords can charge a returnable deposit.

房東可以收取一筆可退還的押金。

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5. The Tory candidate lost his deposit.

這名托利黨候選人連競選保證金都搭進去了。

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