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

• And then devolved into pettier crimes?
  然后转向小型犯罪了？
• The responsibility of giving the daughter away, devolved upon the aged.
  嫁女儿的责任则落在老人家身上。
• Governance, while devolved from strictly local groups, was still shared between local and state authorities, with increasing federal involvement in the20th century.
  管理权虽然不再绝对由地方社团掌握，但仍由地方和州立法机构共同分担，到了20世纪则有了更多的联邦政府介入。
• In the course of one of them it devolved upon him to sign a document.
  在一次这样的游戏中，轮到他在一个文件上签字。
• 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。
• In Northern Ireland, we must work to ensure that the devolved institutions function effectively.
  在北爱尔兰，我们必须努力确保移交的机构有效运转。
• But as part of the new development plan, Beijing has devolved most of the responsibility for financing projects to regional authorities.
  但作为新发展计划的一部分，北京已将为项目融资的大部分责任移交给地方政府。
• 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？
• The team will include a dedicated Nations manager based in Scotland, whose role is to support work in the devolved nations and a number of qualifications specialists.
  该小组将包括一个专门驻扎在苏格兰的国家经理，他的任务是支持联合国资格认证专家的工作。
• His duties devolved upon his collegues while he were abroad.
  他在出国期间他的工作被移交给他的同事。