devolved

英[dɪ'vɒlv] 美[dɪ'vɑːlv]
  • v.委任;移交;退化
devolvement devolved devolved devolving devolves
  • and conj.和;加;接着;那么
  • change n.变化;零钱v.改变
  • curriculum n.全部课程;课程
  • devolution n.移交;委托;权力下放;[生]退化
  • policy n.政策;方针n.保险单
Verb:
  1. pass on or delegate to another;

    "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"

  2. be inherited by;

    "The estate fell to my sister"
    "The land returned to the family"
    "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"

  3. grow worse;

    "Her condition deteriorated"
    "Conditions in the slums degenerated"
    "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. We devolve this affair on you, so do as you see fit.
      我们把这件事全托付给你了,你看着办吧。
    2. We devolve your company as a single agent in China.
      我们将委托贵公司作为我公司在中国的独家业务代理。
    3. While he's ill, most of his work will devolve on me.
      在他生病期间,他的大部分工作将移交给我。
    4. More power is to be devolved to regional government.
      要将更多的权力交给地方政府。