devolve
vt.转移,传下,[生物] 退化,衰落 vi.被移交
难易程度:
devolve为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:devolvement 动词过去式:devolved 过去分词:devolved 现在分词:devolving 第三人称单数:devolves
词根
volve,volut＝to roll（滚;卷）
devolve
/dɪ'vɒlv; dɪ`vɑlv/
v (fml 文)
1 [Ipr] ~ on/upon sb (of work, duties) be transferred or passed to sb （指工作、职务）移交给某人
*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.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (to/upon sb) transfer (work, duties, etc) to sb 将（工作、职务等）转交给某人
*More power is to be devolved to regional government. 要将更多的权力交给地方政府.
v (fml 文)
1 [Ipr] ~ on/upon sb (of work, duties) be transferred or passed to sb （指工作、职务）移交给某人
*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.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (to/upon sb) transfer (work, duties, etc) to sb 将（工作、职务等）转交给某人
*More power is to be devolved to regional government. 要将更多的权力交给地方政府.
devolve
v formal
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin;Origin: devolvere, from volvere 'to roll']
[I and T]
if you devolve responsibility, power etc to a person or group at a lower level, or if it devolves on them, it is given to them
devolve sth to sb/sth
The federal government has devolved responsibility for welfare to the states.
devolve on/upon
Half of the cost of the study will devolve upon the firm.
[I and T]
if land, money etc devolves to someone, it becomes their property when someone else dies
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin;Origin: devolvere, from volvere 'to roll']
[I and T]
if you devolve responsibility, power etc to a person or group at a lower level, or if it devolves on them, it is given to them
devolve sth to sb/sth
The federal government has devolved responsibility for welfare to the states.
devolve on/upon
Half of the cost of the study will devolve upon the firm.
[I and T]
if land, money etc devolves to someone, it becomes their property when someone else dies
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