英语词汇“devolve”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

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单词	devolve
释义	de·volve \də̇ˈvälv, dēˈ-, -vȯlv also -vä(u)v or -vȯv\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English devolven to roll down, from Latin devolvere, from de down, away + volvere to roll — more at de-, voluble *transitive verb* 1. archaic : to roll onward or downward 2. obsolete : to cause to pass down, descend, be transferred, or changed (as by the course of events or operation of law) 3. : to transfer from one person to another : hand down — usually used with upon, sometimes with to or into < The God-Father … having devolved his potency upon men — Weston La Barre > < the risk of … devolving a measure of authority to people who are poor and politically immature — A.C.Jones > *intransitive verb* 1. : to pass by transmission or succession < his estate devolved on a distant cousin > : fall or be passed usually as an obligation or responsibility < after the general fell, command devolved upon the colonel > < the chairmanship shall devolve in strict order of seniority > 2. a. : to flow or roll from a situation viewed as higher to one that is lower < streams devolving from the mountains > b. archaic : to proceed from one point or condition into another as if by flowing or unrolling
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