devolution
英[,di?v?'lu??(?)n;,dev-]
美['d?v?'l???n]
- n. 相傳，轉移；委付；依次；落下
英文詞源
- devolution
- devolution: see volume
- devolution (n.)
- 1540s; see de- + evolution. Used in various legal and figurative senses; in biology, as the opposite of evolution, it is attested from 1882.
雙語例句
- 1. We are talking about devolution for Scotland.
- 我們在討論向蘇格蘭分權的問題。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The majority of people in the province are in favour of devolution.
- 該省大多數人贊成權力下放.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The majority of Scots favour an autonomous Scotland involving devolution or complete independence.
- 大多數蘇格蘭人都贊成一個中央權力下放自治蘇格蘭或完全獨立.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. A system of devolution exists but has not been implemented.
- 這是一項轉換體系,但至今還未實施.
來自互聯網
- 5. The other difficulty concerns devolution.
- 另一個麻煩在于職權的下放.
來自互聯網