英语词汇“devolve”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

devolveverb [ I or T ]

uk/dɪˈvɒlv/us

POLITICS to give power or a responsibility to a person or group that is at a lower level or has less authority:

devolve sth to sb/sth Spending under these budget items must be devolved to local offices.

The constitutional changes to devolve power to local authorities will go ahead.

to change something large into several smaller parts of a similar type:

devolve sth into sth A key proposal would devolve the central investigative unit into six regional bodies.

to change from one thing to another, often to something bad:

The stage is set for the country to devolve into military dictatorship, and few seem to care.

LAW to become a person's property after the owner dies:

devolve to sb Rights to the land devolve to one's heirs upon death.

单词	devolve
释义	Contents verb (4) devolve (1) devolve (2) devolve (3) devolve (4) English Business devolveverb [ T ] uk/dɪˈvɒlv/us/dɪˈvɑːlv/ to (cause power or responsibility to) be given to other people: To be a good manager, you must know how to devolve responsibility downwards. formal Those duties will necessarily devolve on/upon me. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Colonisation & self-government annex autonomous autonomy client state colonial crown colony decolonization dependency devolution *devolve sth* to sb Independence Day nationalism nationalist neocolonialism non-aligned self-rule separatism separatist the British Empire the free world See more results » Phrasal verb(s) devolve sth to sb devolveverb [ I or T ] uk/dɪˈvɒlv/us POLITICS to give power or a responsibility to a person or group that is at a lower level or has less authority: devolve sth to sb/sth Spending under these budget items must be devolved to local offices. The constitutional changes to devolve power to local authorities will go ahead. to change something large into several smaller parts of a similar type: devolve sth into sth A key proposal would devolve the central investigative unit into six regional bodies. to change from one thing to another, often to something bad: The stage is set for the country to devolve into military dictatorship, and few seem to care. LAW to become a person's property after the owner dies:** devolve to sb Rights to the land devolve to one's heirs upon death.
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devolveverb [ T ]

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devolveverb [ I or T ]