英 [dɪˈvɒlv] 美 [dɪˈvɑːlv]
vi. 被移交；转让
vt. 转移；移交；使滚下；退化；衰落
第三人称单数devolves
现在分词devolving
过去式devolved
过去分词devolved
devolve /dɪˈvɒlv/ TEM8 [ devolving devolved devolves ]
及物动词/不及物动词 If you devolve power, authority, or responsibility to a less powerful person or group, or if it devolves upon them, it is transferred to them. (权力、责任) 下放
...the need to decentralize and devolve power to regional governments.
…把权力分散下放到地方政府的需要。
The best companies are those that devolve responsibility as far as they can.
最好的公司是那些尽可能把责任下放的公司。
pass on or delegate to another
The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital
退化，退行进化
(土地、财产尤指不动产等)转让，被继承(on，upon，to):
转承
转予
... devisee 土地遗赠继承人；受遗赠人 devolve 转予；转承 Dharmala International Finance Limited 大马国际财务有限公司 ...
... devolve 委任 disperse 分散 regionalize 使区域化 ...
devolution 相传，转移；委付；依次；落下
转移；移交；使滚下；衰落
The best companies are those that devolve responsibility as far as they can.
最好的公司是那些尽可能把责任下放的公司。
They devolve too little power to local staff and rarely promote non-Japanese to top management.
日企极少放权给当地员工，高层几乎没有外籍人士。
The Northern Ireland Assembly voted for a plan to devolve policing and justice powers to Belfast.
北爱尔兰议会就下放治安和司法权力给贝尔法斯特进行投票。
"If we devolve or get to a two-tier it will weaken the alliance and we will have much work to do.
VOA : standard.2009.03.24
Plaid heritage spokeswoman Bethan Jenkins said it underlined the need to devolve responsibility for broadcasting.
The Welsh government wants the UK government to devolve powers over large-scale energy generation projects.
In modest ways, the city itself tries to devolve some of its own powers.