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

• But it has devolved from citizens into these huge for-profit conglomerates.
  但这种权力从公民手中倒退回了这些庞大营利集团的手中。
• 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。
• His duties devolved on his deputy.
  他所负的职责移交给副手行使。
• Too much responsibility is devolved to local governments that usually try hard to shirk it.
  当地政府总是想方设法地要推卸掉下放给他们的过多责任。
• 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。
• 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。
• This is a very attractive feature for many communities for which decentralized or devolved control is a requirement, either because of political structure or sheer size.
  对于许多需要分散或转移控制的社区来说，这是一项极富吸引力的特性（要么因为政治结构的缘故要么纯粹是因为大小的缘故）。
• The United Kingdom is said to have a unitary state with a devolved system of government.
  英国政府对英格兰的态度是允许英格兰建立民选的政府，但没有立法权。
• The methods by which authority can be devolved to local and regional communities.
  将权力下放给地方及地区的方法。