devolution
英[,diːvə'luːʃ(ə)n;,dev-]
美['dɛvə'lʊʃən]
- n. 相传，转移；委付；依次；落下
英文词源
- devolution
- devolution: see volume
- devolution (n.)
- 1540s; see de- + evolution. Used in various legal and figurative senses; in biology, as the opposite of evolution, it is attested from 1882.
双语例句
- 1. We are talking about devolution for Scotland.
- 我们在讨论向苏格兰分权的问题。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The majority of people in the province are in favour of devolution.
- 该省大多数人赞成权力下放.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The majority of Scots favour an autonomous Scotland involving devolution or complete independence.
- 大多数苏格兰人都赞成一个中央权力下放自治苏格兰或完全独立.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. A system of devolution exists but has not been implemented.
- 这是一项转换体系,但至今还未实施.
来自互联网
- 5. The other difficulty concerns devolution.
- 另一个麻烦在于职权的下放.
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