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

• 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。
• The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital.
  这个代表住院时把他的职责移交给了他的助手。
• 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。
• 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。
• More power is to be devolved to regional government.
  要将更多的权力交给地方政府。
• Forms of PR were introduced for elections to the European Parliament, the new devolved regional assemblies, the Greater London Assembly and for the direct election of those mayors.
  欧洲议会采取PR进行选举，如大伦敦会议等其他新的地区会议也通过直接选举产生市长。
• Under a devolved tax-sharing system, local governments are responsible for a wide range of local expenditure and rely on tax rebate from the central government.
  在向下级转予式的税收分配体制中，地方政府可以得到中央政府大量的退税利益，但要负担绝大部分地方行政开支。
• 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 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 responsibility of giving the daughter away, devolved upon the aged.
  嫁女儿的责任则落在老人家身上。