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　

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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

• Going on leave, he devolved his duties on his deputy.
  他休假前把职责移交给副手。
• The duty of forming a cabinet has again devolved on Mr. Smith.
  组阁的任务又落到了史密斯先生的肩上。
• The team will include a dedicated Nations manager based in Scotland, whose role is to support work in the devolved nations and a number of qualifications specialists.
  该小组将包括一个专门驻扎在苏格兰的国家经理，他的任务是支持联合国资格认证专家的工作。
• But as part of the new development plan, Beijing has devolved most of the responsibility for financing projects to regional authorities.
  但作为新发展计划的一部分，北京已将为项目融资的大部分责任移交给地方政府。
• More power is to be devolved to regional government.
  要将更多的权力交给地方政府。
• 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。
• Too much responsibility is devolved to local governments that usually try hard to shirk it.
  当地政府总是想方设法地要推卸掉下放给他们的过多责任。
• The devolved Wales and Scotland were already operating on a Scandinavian model; we should expect more of the same.
  退化了的威尔士和苏格兰已在用斯堪的纳维亚模式运行；我们应期待有更多的相同案例。
• Forms of PR were introduced for elections to the European Parliament, the new devolved regional assemblies, the Greater London Assembly and for the direct election of those mayors.
  欧洲议会采取PR进行选举，如大伦敦会议等其他新的地区会议也通过直接选举产生市长。
• 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。