devolve

di'vɒlv

GRE Collins 1

v. pass on or delegate to another
v. grow worse

vt. 转移, 下放(权力等), 委托
vi. 被移交

Collins 星级

11,987

BNC 频率

18,123

使用频率

devolve 由前缀 de-（表示向下、去掉）和词根 volve（来自拉丁文 volvere，意为转动、卷起）组成，整体意思是向下转变或退化。

例句

1. The government decided to devolve more powers to local authorities.

政府决定将更多权力下放给地方当局。

2. As the project progressed, responsibilities began to devolve to the team members.

随着项目的进展，责任开始下放给团队成员。

3. If we don’t take action, the situation could devolve into chaos.

如果我们不采取行动，局势可能会恶化成混乱。