devolved

英 [dɪˈvɒlvd]

美 [dɪˈvɑːlvd]

adj.  已移交的; 下放的; 委任的
v.  (使)(权力、职责等)下放;(使)移交
devolve的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：devolved　过去式：devolved　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 已移交的；下放的；委任的
  if power or authority is devolved , it has been passed to sb who has less power
  1. devolved responsibility
     已移交的责任
  2. a system of devolved government
     治理权力下放制

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG （使）(权力、职责等)下放;（使） 移交
  If youdevolvepower, authority, or responsibilitytoa less powerful person or group, or if itdevolves uponthem, it is transferred to them.
  1. ...the need to decentralize and devolve power to regional governments...
     将权力分散并下放给地方政府的需要
  2. We have made a conscious effort to devolve responsibility...
     我们已有意识地下放职责。
  3. A large portion of this cost devolves upon the patient.
     这笔费用的很大一部分落在病人身上。

双语例句

• The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital.
  这个代表住院时把他的职责移交给了他的助手。
• Forms of PR were introduced for elections to the European Parliament, the new devolved regional assemblies, the Greater London Assembly and for the direct election of those mayors.
  欧洲议会采取PR进行选举，如大伦敦会议等其他新的地区会议也通过直接选举产生市长。
• The devolved Wales and Scotland were already operating on a Scandinavian model; we should expect more of the same.
  退化了的威尔士和苏格兰已在用斯堪的纳维亚模式运行；我们应期待有更多的相同案例。
• However, if we devolved decision-making and focused on local communities, then why not?
  然而，假如我们可以下放决策层的权力而注重当地社区，那么为什么不这么做呢？
• His duties devolved on his deputy.
  他所负的职责移交给副手行使。
• The son, a steady respectable young man, was amply provided for by the fortune of his mother, which had been large, and half of which devolved on him on his coming of age.
  儿子是个踏实体面的青年。当年他母亲留下一大笔遗产，到他成年时有一半交给了他，为他奠定了厚实的家底。
• While there has been a small fall in the application rate among English students ( somewhat different rules apply in devolved Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), the drop was sharper among those from wealthier areas.
  英格兰学生的申报率有微弱下滑（在权力下放的苏格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰地区的规则有所不同），而来自相对富裕地区的学生申请率下滑却更为明显。
• But in recent years, the community has devolved into petty negativity and occasionally hostile commentary.
  但是近几年来，这处线上社区已经沦落为一处充斥着负面情绪的地方，不时还会出现一些带有敌意的评论。
• The duty of forming a cabinet has again devolved on Mr. Smith.
  组阁的任务又落到了史密斯先生的肩上。
• In closing, I would like to say that we, as people, have devolved into looking for things that are bigger and better instead of what will last.
  在结束的时候，我愿意说，我和普通的人一样，追求一个广阔的世界，而不是永远。