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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• He believed in pluralistic government, and in particular that power should be devolved from the federal government to the states.
  他相信多元主义的政府，特别相信权力应该从联邦政府到州政府移交。
• 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。
• Weighty powers have been devolved to Scotland and Wales. Mass immigration has taken place.
  英国政府已经将一些重要的权力下放给苏格兰和威尔士。大规模移民已经发生。