devolve 详细解释
devolve
[di'vɔlv]
v.委任, 移交
vi.
1. 被转移, 被移交[(+on/upon)]
His duties devolved on his deputy.
他所负的职责移交给副手行使。
2. 【律】(财产等)转让, 被继承[(+on/upon)]
3. 【古】滚下, 流下
vt.
1. 移交, 转移[(+on/upon/to)]
2. 【古】使滚(或流)下
词形变化
名词: devolvement | 动词过去式: devolved | 动词过去分词: devolved | 动词现在分词: devolving | 动词第三人称单数: devolves |
英英释义
动词 devolve:
pass on or delegate to another
be inherited by
grow worse
同义词：deteriorate, drop, degenerate
短语词组
devolve on/upon
1. 被移交; 被转移
When the President is ill, his duties devolve upon the Vice-President.
当总统生病时, 其职务交由副总统代理。
devolve to
1. 转让; 被继承
The house will devolve to his daughter.
房屋将由他女儿继承。
补充
devolvedevolve英:[diˈvɔlv] 美:[dɪˈvɑlv]vt. & vi.1.移交, 转移Upon his retirement, the business devolved on his son.他退休时, 生意由儿子接管。例句
1. We have made a conscious effort to devolve responsibility.我们已有意识地下放职权。 2. the decision to devolve power to Wales向威尔士下放权力的决定 3. The scheme is designed to devolve power away from the company's headquarters.该计划是为了将公司总部的权力下放。 4. A large portion of this cost devolves upon the patient.这笔费用很大一部分转嫁到了病人身上。 5. Your argument devolves on how you interpret this clause.你的论证取决于你如何解读该条款。 6. The company president has devolved decision-making to the department managers.公司总裁把决定权移交给各部门经理们。 7. The central government has decided to devolve authority on the regions.中央政府已决定将权力下放给地方。 8. The responsibility devolved on us.责任被转交给我们了。 9. When he was ill,his duties devolved on his deputy.他生病期间他的工作移交给了他的副手。 10. The house devolved to his son.房屋移交给了他儿子。 11. measures to devolve power to a Scottish assembly.将权力下放到某一苏格兰地方议会的措施。 12. [as adj. devolved]devolved and decentralized government.权力下放并分散的政府。 13. his duties devolved on a comrade.他的职责移交给了一位同志。 14. the Empire devolved into separate warring states.帝国分裂成了几个相互交战的国家。 15. The central government devolved most tax-raising powers to the regional authorities.中央政府把大部份征税权交给了地方当局。 16. She cynically asserts that our species is devolving.她以嘲笑的口气断言人类正在走向衰落。 17. Somehow the debate devolved into a petty competition to see who could get more applause.不知为何辩论沦为了一场看谁能得到更多掌声的无聊竞赛。 18. Community leaders hope that the new government will devolve more power to/on/upon the community itself.社区领导者希望新政府能下放更多的权力给社区。 19. Responsibility has devolved to/upon the individual teachers.责任落到了每个老师头上。 20. "Upon his death, the estate devolved to/on/upon a distant cousin. [=a distant cousin inherited the estate]"他去世后，遗产由一位远亲继承。热门单词推荐
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