devolve on/upon
collocation（责任、义务等）落到…身上；由…承担
When the CEO resigned, the task of restructuring devolved upon the board.
首席执行官辞职后，重组的任务落到了董事会身上。
下放；委托
devolving — present participle of devolve
退化；恶化；传给；遗留给；落到（某人）身上；因前任放弃或丧失而由他人继承；传给下一位。；将(责任、职责等)委托给某人。
To delegate a responsibility, duty, or power to someone else.
因前任放弃或丧失而由他人继承；传给下一位。
To be inherited by someone else; to pass down upon the next person in a succession, especially through failure or loss of an earlier holder.
将(责任、职责等)委托给某人。
To delegate (a responsibility, duty, etc.) on or upon someone.
成为某人的责任或义务。
To fall as a duty or responsibility on or upon someone.
退化；瓦解
To degenerate; to break down.
一般现在时
The central government devolves power to local authorities.
中央政府将权力下放给地方当局。
一般过去时
The responsibility devolved to the regional manager last year.
责任去年移交给了区域经理。
现在完成时
The situation has devolved into chaos.
情况已经恶化成混乱。
规则动词，表示权力转移或情况恶化
The manager decided to devolve some of his responsibilities onto his team members.
经理决定将自己的部分职责转移给团队成员。
用法提示：devolve 作为动词，表示将权力或职责转移给他人。
As the company grew, the CEO devolved decision-making authority to regional directors.
随着公司的发展，首席执行官将决策权下放给了区域总监。
用法提示：devolved 是 devolve 的过去式，表示下放权力。
The new policy devolves more power to local governments.
新政策将更多权力下放给地方政府。
用法提示：devolves 是 devolve 的第三人称单数形式，表示权力下放。
最直接的同义词，强调正式授权他人代办；devolve 常作不及物搭配 on/upon，delegate 更常作及物。
强调基于信任托付给某人，语气比 devolve 更带个人信赖色彩。
含义较宽泛，可指财产、权力、地点等的转移；用于职责时不如 devolve 正式。
侧重安排具体任务给某人，不一定是权力或责任的正式移交。
较口语，强调把已经持有的东西或职责交给另一个人。
本词条取 devolve 的“下放（权力/职责）”义；devolve 是向下级移交，centralize 是向中央集中，方向相反。
（责任、义务等）落到…身上；由…承担
When the CEO resigned, the task of restructuring devolved upon the board.
首席执行官辞职后，重组的任务落到了董事会身上。
（财产、权力等）传给；遗留给
The estate devolved to his eldest son.
遗产传给了他的长子。
下放责任；委托责任
The government decided to devolve responsibility for healthcare to regional councils.
政府决定将医疗保健责任下放给地区议会。
下放权力
The central bank devolved power to local branches.
中央银行将权力下放给了地方分行。
退化为；恶化成
The debate devolved into a shouting match.
辩论演变成了一场争吵。
de-（向下，离开）+ volve（词根“滚，转”；同源词 involve、evolve、revolve），原义“向下滚动”，引申为移交、下放
常与devolve搭配，指权力下放或移交。
指被授予的管理或决策权，是下放的对象。
指被转交或下放的职责。
常见于中央向地方下放权力的语境。
下放权力通常涉及地方或区域议会。
演变为；退化为（尤指恶化）
The political debate quickly devolved into a shouting match.
这场政治辩论很快演变成一场争吵。
（责任等）移交给；由…承担
After the CEO resigned, the responsibility for the project devolved upon the vice president.
首席执行官辞职后，项目的责任就落在了副总裁身上。
（财产、权力等）传给；移交给
The estate devolved to his eldest son after he died.
他去世后，遗产传给了他的长子。
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