devolve 音标拼音: [dɪv'ɑlv]
vt . 转移,传下,委托
vi . 被移交
转移,传下,委托被移交
devolve v 1 :
pass on or delegate to another ; "
The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital "
2 :
be inherited by ; "
The estate fell to my sister "; "
The land returned to the family "; "
The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead " [
synonym : {
fall }, {
return },
{
pass }, {
devolve }]
3 :
grow worse ; "
Her condition deteriorated "; "
Conditions in the slums degenerated "; "
The discussion devolved into a shouting match " [
synonym : {
devolve }, {
deteriorate }, {
drop }, {
degenerate }]
[
ant : {
convalesce }, {
recover }, {
recuperate }]
Devolve \
De *
volve "\,
v .
i .
To pass by transmission or succession ;
to be handed over or down ; --
generally with on or upon ,
sometimes with to or into ;
as ,
after the general fell ,
the command devolved upon (
or on )
the next officer in rank .
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His estate . . .
devolved to Lord Somerville .
--
Johnson .
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Devolve \
De *
volve "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Devolved };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Devolving }.] [
L .
devolvere ,
devolutum ,
to roll down ;
de volvere to roll down ;
de volvere to roll .
See {
Voluble }.]
1 .
To roll onward or downward ;
to pass on .
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Every headlong stream Devolves its winding waters to the main . --
Akenside .
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Devolved his rounded periods . --
Tennyson .
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2 .
To transfer from one person to another ;
to deliver over ;
to hand down ; --
generally with upon ,
sometimes with to or into .
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They devolved a considerable share of their power upon their favorite . --
Burke .
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They devolved their whole authority into the hands of the council of sixty . --
Addison .
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29 Moby Thesaurus words for "
devolve ":
accredit ,
assign ,
authorize ,
change hands ,
change ownership ,
charge ,
charter ,
commission ,
commit ,
consign ,
delegate ,
depute ,
deputize ,
descend ,
detach ,
detail ,
devolute ,
devolve upon ,
empower ,
entrust ,
give in charge ,
license ,
mission ,
pass on ,
post ,
send out ,
succeed ,
transfer ,
warrant
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