Word · Frequency #9228
devolution
权力下放；权力移交
the delegation of authority, especially from a central government to a regional government
通常指中央政府向地方或地区政府移交权力。
- 1.
A rolling down.
滚落。
- 2.
A descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession.
下降,尤指经过一系列旋转或接续的下降。
- 3.
The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another.
权利向继承人的转移,或权力从一个机构向另一个机构的转移。
- 4.
The transfer of some powers and the delegation of some functions from a central government to local government (e.g. from the U.K. parliament to Scottish parliament and Welsh assembly).
将部分权力和职能从中央政府下放给地方政府(如从英国议会下放给苏格兰议会和威尔士议会)。
滚落。；下降,尤指经过一系列旋转或接续的下降。；权利向继承人的转移,或权力从一个机构向另一个机构的转移。；将部分权力和职能从中央政府下放给地方政府(如从英国议会下放给苏格兰议会和威尔士议会)。；相传
In use
The new law gives more devolution to local councils, so they can decide their own budgets.
Devolution has allowed the regions to manage their own health services.
Many people see devolution as a way to bring government closer to citizens.
devolution of [noun] to [noun]
表示权力或责任从中央向地方转移时，常用of引出转移的事物，to引出接收方。
The devolution of financial powers to local councils is under discussion.
财政权力下放给地方议会正在讨论中。
[verb] for devolution
动词如call, campaign, argue等后接for devolution，表示支持或要求权力下放。
Many regions are campaigning for devolution.
许多地区正在争取权力下放。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- devolution of power
- 权力下放
- The devolution of power to local governments is a key reform.向地方政府下放权力是一项关键改革。
- political devolution
- 政治权力下放
- Scotland achieved political devolution in 1999.苏格兰于1999年实现了政治权力下放。
- devolution agreement
- 权力下放协议
- The devolution agreement transferred control over health services.权力下放协议移交了医疗服务的控制权。
- devolution settlement
- 权力下放安排
- The current devolution settlement has been in place for over two decades.当前的权力下放安排已实施二十多年。
- advocate devolution
- 主张权力下放
- Many politicians advocate devolution to address regional disparities.许多政治家主张权力下放以解决地区差异。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
de-向下+volution旋转，联想权力旋转下放。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：government、politics 通常用于政治和法律领域，描述权力从中央向地方转移的过程。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'devolution' (i.e., end in /luːʃən/). Beware that other -tion words, such as 'nation' or 'action', have different vowel sounds and do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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