| 单词 | devolve |
| 释义 | devolve[ dih-volv ] / dɪˈvɒlv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR devolve ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), de·volved, de·volv·ing.to transfer or delegate (a duty, responsibility, etc.) to or upon another; pass on. Obsolete. to cause to roll downward. verb (used without object), de·volved, de·volv·ing.to be transferred or passed on from one to another: The responsibility devolved on me. Archaic. to roll or flow downward. Origin of devolve1375–1425; late Middle English devolven<Latin dēvolvere to roll down, equivalent to dē-de- + volvere to roll OTHER WORDS FROM devolvede·volve·ment, nounDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for devolvedevolve / (dɪˈvɒlv) / verb(foll by on, upon, to, etc) to pass or cause to pass to a successor or substitute, as duties, power, etc (intr; foll by on or upon) law (of an estate, etc) to pass to another by operation of law, esp on intestacy or bankruptcy (intr; foll by on or upon) to depend (on)your argument devolves on how you interpret this clause archaic to roll down or cause to roll down Derived forms of devolvedevolvement, nounWord Origin for devolveC15: from Latin dēvolvere to roll down, fall into, from de- + volvere to roll Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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