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devolution
权力下放；下放权力
核心释义
The transfer of some powers and functions from a central government to a local or regional government.
- 1.
滚落。
A rolling down.
- 2.
下降,尤指经过一系列旋转或接续的下降。
A descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession.
- 3.
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。
The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another.
- 4.
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)。
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).
转移；移交；滚落；下降；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。
用法In use
The devolution of decision-making power to regional offices made the company more flexible.
用法提示：devolution 作名词，表示权力由上级机构向下级机构转移，这里指决策权下放。
Managers welcomed the devolution of budget control to individual departments.
用法提示：devolution 作名词，与 of budget control to... 搭配，表示预算控制权向各部门的下放。
The new policy calls for the devolution of hiring decisions from headquarters to local teams.
用法提示：devolution 作名词，用 from... to... 说明权力由总部转移给地方团队。
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
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
de-向下+volution旋转，联想权力旋转下放。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
表示“权力下放”时通常不可数，并常与定冠词 the 连用；复数 devolutions 仅用于可数的具体义项（如“一次下放”）。
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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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