devolution

名詞

1. 1

   權力下放、地方分權政治

   Devolution gave the regional assembly control over health and education.

   權力下放讓地方議會掌管衛生與教育事務。

2. 2

   退化、衰退正式

   He described the city's decline as a slow devolution into chaos.

   他形容這座城市的沒落是逐漸退化成一片混亂。

3. 3

   移轉、轉讓法律

   The devolution of the estate to the eldest son was contested in court.

   該筆遺產移轉給長子一事在法院遭到爭訟。