devolution 英 [ˌdi:vəˈlu:ʃn]   美 [ˌdevəˈluʃn]

devolution

devolution  英 [ˌdi:vəˈlu:ʃn] 美 [ˌdevəˈluʃn]

n. 相传,转移;委付;依次;落下 

名词复数:devolutions 

  • Devolution is a process of decline. Something has gone from great to good, good to bad, or excellent all the way to horrible.
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  • n. 相传,转移;委付;依次;落下
  • 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.
de·vo·lu·tion / ˌdiːvəˈluːʃn ; NAmE ˌdevəˈluːʃn / noun [uncountable ] the act of giving power from a central authority or government to an authority or a government in a local region (中央政府向地方政府的)权力下放,权力转移,分权 devolution devolutions de·vo·lu·tion / ˌdiːvəˈluːʃn ; NAmE ˌdevəˈluːʃn /
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