devolution

英 [ˌdiːvəˈluːʃn]

美 [ˌdevəˈluːʃn]

n.  (中央政府向地方政府的)权力下放，权力转移，分权

医学

Collins.1 / BNC.9228 / COCA.23211

牛津词典

noun

• （中央政府向地方政府的）权力下放，权力转移，分权
  the act of giving power from a central authority or government to an authority or a government in a local region

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT (中央机构或政府的)权力下放
  Devolutionis the transfer of some authority or power from a central organization or government to smaller organizations or government departments.
  1. ...the devolution of power to the regions...
     向各地区的权力下放
  2. We are talking about devolution for Scotland.
     我们在讨论向苏格兰分权的问题。

英英释义

noun

• the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
  Synonym:devolvement
• the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
  Synonym:degeneration

双语例句

• Labour has launched a commission to draw up a new devolution package, which will report next year and advance a final set of proposals in 2014.
  工党已经成立了一个委员会，负责起草一份新的一揽子放权计划；该委员会将于明年报告工作进展，并于2014年提交一套最后建议。
• There was talk of devolution for many years in Wales.
  在威尔士，大家谈论有关分权自治的话题已经很多年了。
• He claims the principle that there should be no detriment to Scotland as agreed with pro-union parties on the limited devolution package after the referendum would also apply in the case of full fiscal autonomy.
  他声称，对苏格兰无损害的原则根据公投之后与支持联盟的政党达成的有限权力下放方案在全面财政自主的情况下也将适用。
• David Cameron will back further powers for Scotland whatever the outcome of talks on English devolution, Downing Street was forced to admit yesterday, in a move that will further anger his restless backbenchers.
  英国政府昨日被迫承认，不管英格兰分权讨论的结果如何，首相戴维•卡梅伦（DavidCameron）将支持赋予苏格兰更多权力。这一表态将进一步激怒保守党议员。
• More devolution is the answer, but not at any price.
  加大权力下放是解决方法，但不是不惜代价。
• In retrospect, devolution did nothing to halt the secular decline of Labour in Scotland.
  回过头来看，权力下放丝毫未能阻止工党在苏格兰的长期衰落。
• So the referendum is forcing the SNP to make concessions to the union, while pushing unionists towards further devolution.
  因此，这次独立公投正在迫使snp对联合王国让步，同时推动统派政党进一步放权。
• He may be a romantic Caledonian nationalist but many SNP voters ( and even some party members) would be perfectly satisfied with the advanced devolution proposed by the Unionist parties.
  或许他无愧为一位富于幻想的苏格兰民族主义者，但snp旗下的许多选民甚至还有一些该党党员会对统派政党提出的进一步放权计划极为满意。
• The pro-union parties must also beware of promising the Scots too much on devolution.
  支持统一的政党还必须小心不要对苏格兰人作出太多放权承诺。
• I personally believe that the devolution of power was an awful decision made by government.
  我个人认为权利相传是政府做出的一项糟糕决定。