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　

BNC.26488

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 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。
• Going on leave, he devolved his duties on his deputy.
  他休假前把职责移交给副手。
• His duties devolved on his deputy.
  他所负的职责移交给副手行使。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• And then devolved into pettier crimes?
  然后转向小型犯罪了？
• 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 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。
• 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。