devolve
发音
英 [dɪˈvɒlv]
美 [dɪˈvɑːlv]
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- vt.& vi.
- 移交
- 转移
- 交给下属（或下层、晚辈等）
- 衰落
单词词源
devolve 转交
de-, 向下。-volv, 转，词源同evolve, revolve. 即向下转，转交。
双语例句
- 1. Most people would rather devolve this sort of responsibility to the authorities .
- 大多数人宁愿将这种责任移交给当局。
- 2. The central government has decided to devolve authority on the regions .
- 中央政府已决定将权力下放给地方。
- 3. When the president is ill , his duties devolve upon the vice-president .
- 总统生病时，其职务交由副总统代理。
- 4. When the president is ill , his duties devolve on the vice-president .
- 总统生病时，其职责由副总统代理。
- 5. Land speculators soon demanded that the u.s. congress devolve to the states the control of all real property owned by tribes and their members .
- 土地投机商很快提出要求，让美国国会将各部落及其成员所有的地产的控制权转移给各州。